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The book is an attempt to understand the spirit behind the relations in its entirely beginning from early times to present day. Notwithstanding the tumultuous changes political social and economic have taken place in the tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan the relations have strengthened and India has played an important role in Bhutan’s emergence from isolation to the international arena. India, Bhutan and China are part of a strategic triangle in the Eastern Himalayas with the inverted apex jutting in the form of the all important Chumbi Valley in Yadong (Yatung) country of Tibetan Autonomous region (TAR). Given proximity of the Chumbi Valley to India’s jugular to the North East the 20 kms wide Siliguri corridor, the two arms of the triangle resting on Indian state of Sikkim in the West and Bhutan in the East assume importance. The relationship between Bhutan, India, and China with the concept of strategic triangle. The concept of strategic triangle has been widely applied by the academic circle since early 1970s in the analysis of the relationship between USA, Soviet Union, and PRC.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Bilateral relations between Bhutan and India. 3. China and India’s relationships. 4. Bhutan’s economic concerns and India. 5. Growth of China and India and its influence on the world economy. 6. China and India: great Asian power. 7. China-India border conflict : Historical perspective. Bibliography. Index.