INDIA AND CHINA’S STATE POWER AND THE ROLE OF A MID-SIZE POWER: THAILAND
SPEAKER : SANJAY RUPARELIA AND APPICHAI W. SHIPPER
DISCUSSANTS : KRISTEN HOPEWELL AND SWARAN SINGH
DATE AND TIME : FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022, 3.00 – 4.30 PM
VENUE: PLACE OF MANY TREES, LIU INSTITUTE
ABSTRACT:
INDIA AND CHINA ARE THE TWO SUPERPOWERS IN ASIA. DESPITE GOVERNING OVER DISTINCT POLITICAL REGIME,PRIME MINISTER MODI AND PRESIDENT XI DISPLAY REMARKABLE SIMILARITIES IN HOW THEY RESTRUCTURE AND EXERCICE STATE POWER. HOW CAN WE EXPLAIN SUCH SIMILARITIES?
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, SOUTHEAST ASIA IS A PLAYGROUND FOR COMPETITION. HOW DO SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES – ESPECIALLY THAILAND – SEE THEMSELVES AMISDT THE RISING GREAT POWERS ASSERTIVENESS?