Great game east : India, China, and the struggle for Asia's most volatile frontier
Bertil Lintner (Author)
Since the 1950s, China and India have been locked in a monumental battle for geopolitical supremacy. Chinese interest in the ethnic insurgencies in northeastern India, the still unresolved issue of the McMahon Line, the border established by the British imperial government, and competition for strategic access to the Indian Ocean have given rise to tense gamesmanship, political intrigue, and rivalry between the two Asian giants
vi, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780300195675, 0300195672
889666490
Introduction
War and spookery in the Himalayas
The Nagas: challenging the idea of India
The Mizos: from famine to statehood
Manipur: the eternal imbroglio
Assam and Bangladesh: foreigners? what foreigners?
Burma: a state of revolt
The Indian ocean: a tale of two islands
Postscript
Appendix 1 : Chronology of events
Appendix 2 : Major armed non-state actors in Northeastern India, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Northern Burma
Appendix 3 : Rebel missions to China
Appendix 4 : The Chittagong arms haul