The book attempts to examine the political, economic and socio-cultural factors that influence the policy of South Asian countries towards China. It brings together varied perceptions of China in a comparative framework, and is especially relevant in the context of its rise.

Bringing together a range of South Asian perspectives on rising China in a comparative framework, an attempt has been made, for the first time, to identify and examine the political, economic and socio-cultural stakeholders and constituencies that influence the respective policy of individual South Asian countries towards China. The essays also project how their mutual relations are likely to be shaped by these. The book is especially relevant today owing to China's growing weight in Asian and global affairs.