01268nam a22001937a 45000050016000000100017000160200026000330350017000590350017000760370019000930820018001121000023001302450083001532600043002362700061002793000028003405000056003685050650004242011072903513.0  aB-441365-366  a9780670083275c599.00  aB-441365-366  aB-424105-108  bAllied Pub/Ven00a337.540512221 aJha, Prem Shankar.10aIndia and China :bthe battle between soft and hard power /cPrem Shankar Jha.  aNew DelhibPenguin Books Indiacc2010.  a11, Community Centre, Panchsheel ParkbNew Delhie110017  ax, 398 p. ;c21 cm.(Hb)  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [348]-398).0 aA study in contrasts -- 1. Hegemony in decline -- 2. David and Goliath -- 3. On parallel tracks -- 4. Explaining China's and India's rise -- China -- 5. China: the management of disorder -- 6. Enigmas explained -- 7. A predatory state -- 8. How recession has sharpened conflict -- India -- 9. Why was India's growth so slow? -- 10. Reforms and the demise of the intermediate regime -- China -- 11. The innate conservatism of China's reforms -- 12. Democratization with Chinese characteristics--the bridge China must cross -- India -- 13. India: the challenge of the future -- 14. Fading vision of equity -- Conclusion -- 15. Running out of time.