In this comprehensive study of China, the emergence of India’s great neighbor on the global center stage as a military and economic superpower is closely followed. It is an effort to analyze China’s economic, political, and military trajectory in a sustained and dispassionate manner, making it a body of insightful work that will be useful to scholars, policymakers, journalists, and all those interested in knowing China better. Contributors to this volume include Ruchita Beri, Madhu Bhalla, Abanti Bhattacharya, Raviprasad Narayanan, C. V. Ranganathan, Vikram Sood, and P. Stobdan.