Book Review- A New Cold War

A New Cold War - Henry Kissinger and Rise of China 

Published by Harper Collins 

Genre : Non-Fiction/Geo-Politics

🖊 A collection of essays,Edited and Compiled by Mr.Sanjaya Baru,a prolific Political commentator and policy analyst and Mr.Rahul Sharma,Former President of the Public  Affairs Forum of India.

🇨🇳 China’s expanding political and economic influence in the present world calls for a revisit to the ‘Rise of China’ as a dominating world power that has graduated to a new Cold War between USA and China.

🇨🇳 The main theme of the essays is focused on Henry Kissinger’s(US- National Security Advisor) secret visit to China in 1971 to meet the top Chinese leaders.Against the backdrop of a deteriorating USSR-China relations,Kissinger’s visit inaugurated a new phase in contemporary history which contributed to the end of the Cold War in 1991.

🇨🇳 A detailed analysis of the role of China in global politics and economy in terms of financial dominance and the consequences of its growing influence in the South Asian,East Asian and SE Asian countries is explained. 

🇨🇳 The effect of the unprepared Sino- American rapproachment in India post the Sino-Soviet split and a change in India’s ideological orientation by adopting ‘Gandhian Socialism’ can be decoded from the perspective of Indian Economic Policy.

A highly informative read to anyone interested in Geo-Politics,International Affairs and Foreign Diplomacy.