Assignment-3

Title: AS CHINA HAS GROWN MORE POWERFUL, BECOMING THE

WORLDS SECOND LARGEST ECONOMY, THEY HAVE ENTERED
INTO LAND DISPUTES CLAIMING TERRITORY CONTROLLED BY
OTHER STATES? NOW THAT INDIA HAS BECOME THE 3RD LARGEST
ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, WILL THEY FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS
OF CHINA AND BEING TRYING TO TAKE LAND AND MARINE SPACE
FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS.

Name: SYED SHAKIL ISLAM

ID: 1230313630
COURSE: INT 101
INSTRUCTOR: PROFESSOR
RICARDO WHEATLY
DATE: 7th December, 2014

China (PRC), is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most
populous

country,

with

a population of

over

1.35

billion. Covering

approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, China is the wor0ld's secondlargest country by land area. China has become one of the world's fastestgrowing major economies. As of 2013, it is the world's second-largest
economy by nominal total GDP and is also the world's largest exporter and
importer of goods. (Shen, 2012) China is a recognized nuclear weapons state
and has the world's largest standing army, with the second-largest defense
budget.

The world is divided in countless ways, by seas, cultures, languages, religions

and wealth. But the most contentious divide is that of the political borders.
The Ministry of Geological Resources and Mining of the People's Republic of
China estimate that the South China Sea may contain 17.7 billion tons of
crude oil. In the years following the announcement by the ministry, the
claims regarding the South China Sea islands intensified. China and Vietnam
are accusing each other of escalating tensions over Chinese oil exploration in
the South China Sea, with confrontations between ships near the Paracel
Islands, which both countries claim. (Source: Associated Press).

India is a country in south Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and
the second largest populated country in the world. The Indian Economy is the

Worlds Tenth largest economy by nominal GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

and PPP (Purchasing Power Parity). In the recent times India became one of
the fastest growing major economies in the world. It also has the Third
largest Standing Army in world and is currently ninth among nations
regarding Military Expenditure. India has the Second largest Labor force in
the world. It is the Eleventh-largest Importer and Ninth-largest Exporter in
the world. (Source: The Indian Expansionism, Arvind.)
Since the late 60s India has been captivating the worlds attention with their
growing power. In fact, it is one of the most powerful countries in the whole
Asia. With high succession in power Indias thirst for capturing its neighbors
lands and maritime space has also increased. Like the unresolved dispute
over Kashmir with Pakistan (Associated Press, 2014), Border clashes with
Bangladesh and land disputes with China which recently was on the verge of
getting resolved. Lets have a look at the Bangladesh dispute (The
Economist,2012).
The continuous battle between BSF (Border Security Force) & BGB (Border
Guard Bangladesh) has been going on for almost 15 years. Since 2000 about
945 Bangladeshis have been killed and over hundreds injured. Yet the new
transit project may be about more than just development. Some in Dhaka,
including military types, suspect it is intended to create an Indian security
corridor (Tharoor, 2012). It could open a way for army supplies to cross lowlying Bangladesh rather than going via dreadful mountain roads which are
more prone to guerilla attacks.

While Bangladesh, having concave coastlines, delimits its sea border

southward from the edge of its land boundary, India stretches its claim
southeast wards, covering around thousands of miles in the Bay of
Bengal. As a result, India could more easily put down insurgents in Nagaland
and Manipur. The military types fear it might provoke reprisals by such
groups in Bangladesh. And recently India has been making their own Aircraft
carriers whereas Bangladesh is spending over $350 Million dollar in buying
Indias out of service navy ships. (Source: The Indian Express).
References:
1. The Economist

http://www.economist.com/blogs

2. The Indian Express

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/mai/files/2012/07/rizwanashamshad.pdf

3. Shen, -Euasiacentre
http://www.euasiacentre.eu/pub_details.php?pub_id=46
4. Associated Press
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/india-pakistankashmirborder-clashes
5. Arvind- The Indian Expansionism
http://www.ipcs.org/pdf_file/issue/SR97.pdf
6.Tharoor, I.- Banned Thoughts
http://www.bannedthought.net/India/PeoplesMarch/PM19992006/archiv
es/2004/jan2k4/indian.htm