Other title information on cover: The authoritative account of the India-China relationship.
A Chronology of Chinese History and Corresponding Historical Developments in the Indian Subcontinent -- How History and Culture have Shaped China's World View -- A Chinese Narrative of Its History -- The Mandate of Heaven and Rule over 'All Under Heaven' -- How Early Encounters with Hostile Tribes on the Periphery Shaped China's World View -- Early Intimations of India as 'Shendu' - the Western Realm -- Chinese Pilgrims Journey to the 'West' and Diplomatic Missions Follow -- China Creates Its Own Buddhist Universe -- The Emergence of a Chinese Cultural Sphere -- Riding the Waves: The Emergence of China as a Maritime Power -- From Maritime Supremacy to Continental Isolation: China under the Yuan and Ming Dynasties -- Tibet and China: A Complex and Contested Relationship -- China Under Alian Manchus: The Qing Dynasty -- China's Century of Humiliation and Its Response to the Western Challenge -- India as Teacher by Negative Example -- The Chinese Communist Party Rules 'All Under Heaven' -- How China Sees India and the World: The Years of Transformation -- Xi Jinping's China Dream and the Community of Common Destiny -- The Future of India-China Relations -- Afterword: China in the Post-Ukraine War World -- Appendix: A Note on the Chinese Script -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Excerpt from Shyam Saran's How India Sees the World Introduction --