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Abstract: Asian balance of power is changing rapidly due to rapid and simultaneous rise of the two Asian powers, China and India. Both countries have great power ambition and potentiality. They have more than one billion people, huge and rising economy, and growing military, industrial, and scientific capabilities. Their large geographical size and geo-strategic location also make them key actors in Asian politics. Future Asian security, stability and peace will absolutely depend on the relationship between these two countries. The question is: how these two countries have been engaging with one another since the end of the Cold War? What factors influencing their relations? This paper discusses these two questions. The paper is divided into the following sections: section one looks at the brief history of the relationship; section two discusses positive aspects of their relationship; section three examines negative aspects of their future relationship; and last section synthesizes the paper and makes a conclusion.Key Words: China, India, Sino-Indian relations, Asian balance of power, peace, and stability. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The post-Soviet Central Asian states have increased in visibility recently, in particular regarding the evolving relationship of the external great powers - the United States, Russia, China, and to a lesser extent India. Varying forms and degrees of multilateral security regimes are under experimentation, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The United States, meanwhile, has chosen to maintain a bilateral approach to its relations in the region. In this paper, I explore the current status of security relations in the Central Asian region, seeking to determine those conditions and patterns of behavior consistent with the construction of a security community, and those consistent with an emerging security dilemma, adopting in particular the notion of "cooperative security dilemmas" as put forth by Holger Moelder in his study of the Baltic States. The paper also considers potential costs and benefits of the United States taking a more multilateral approach in the region, particularly in inter-institutional relations between NATO and the SCO. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our paper will compare the emerging powers of China and India. It will be divided into five principal sections. Section I will present a comparative history of China and India, focusing on China's emergence as a post-communist world power versus India's development into a post-colonial world power. Section II will rigorously compare and contrast broader aspects of the political, economic, and sociocultural climates within the two countries, but will also analyze the intricacies of the two political systems. Regarding economics, our paper will explore the significant modernization that has taken place in the two countries, as well as the impact these changes have had on China's and India's respective positions in the larger global economy. In the sociocultural realm, our paper will discuss the political culture in terms of liberty, equality, education, healthcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment. Our assessment will include comparative studies of Confucian culture's impact on China versus the caste system's impact on India, as well as investigations of gender, race, religion, and the manner in which each country acknowledges and adjudicates such issues. In Section III, we will highlight the current domestic and foreign policies of China and India. Section IV will synthesize the central themes discussed in the narrative part of our paper into an original table, allowing the reader to compare China and India at a glance. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the possessor of the "Islamic Bomb" and a front line in the war on terror, Pakistan presents special challenges for U.S. policy. This paper seeks to understand the development of Pakistan's nuclear program, the current status, and likely direction in the future. The paper will also examine the interaction among nuclear armed Pakistan, India, China, and the United States. The paper will examine Pakistani force structure as well as command and control. Finally, the paper will note implications for U.S. policy. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, the economies of China and India are growing fastest in the world. Both are driving hard to revive their once lost pride and status in the world stage. They are increasingly expanding their influence beyond their natural sphere of influence. Their vast lands, massive population further enhance their capabilities to achieve great power status. Despite many positive accounts, both countries are vulnerable when they confronts with their domestic challenges which encompasses mass poverty, unemployment, uneven economic growth, widespread environmental degradation, and increasing social unrest. The biggest threat that they face today comes from within their society rather than outside. The states of China and India, comprise numerous ethnic minorties which have been resistant to accept state rule since their incorporation into respective republics. The general view in the government of both states is that both have implemented the policies of "Carrot and Sticks" in handling ethnic issues. The dilemma, both are going through is, despite repetitive demonstrating themselves as a 'responsible power' or 'soft power' or strong states in international domain, they are domestically 'weak states' which largely constrains their internal and external behavior. In my proposal I will endeavor to address how far both states have been successful or failed in maintaining domestic societal cohesion and whether the incorporation of ethnic minorities regions have weaken the national cohesion and turn the states into weak entities or vice versa. The cases chosen for my study includes Tibet and Xinjiang in China, and Kashmir and northeastern states in India. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]