Bava, Ummu Salma --- "India, China and the European Union: changing engagements and new relations" [2015] ELECD 398; in Wouters, Jan; Defraigne, Jean-Christophe; Burnay, Matthieu (eds), "China, the European Union and the Developing World" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) 177

Book Title: China, the European Union and the Developing World

Editor(s): Wouters, Jan; Defraigne, Jean-Christophe; Burnay, Matthieu

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783477333

Section: Chapter 6

Section Title: India, China and the European Union: changing engagements and new relations

Author(s): Bava, Ummu Salma

Number of pages: 9

Abstract/Description:

The political and economic rise of China, especially since the end of the Cold War, has transformed the dynamics not only between the countries of East Asia, but also between China and the rest of the world. The economic giant is part of a new set of actors – the emerging powers – which also includes India. The emerging powers are expected to overtake the existing G-8 economically and to dominate international politics as well. The emerging powers already collaborate on a number of global issues in different platforms. Simultaneously, the European Union (EU) has also emerged as a strong economic and political actor in international politics. The EU has strategic partnerships with both China and India that are different in their engagement and outcome. Indian, Chinese and European engagement has thus to be situated within a larger context.