Chance to understand Indo-China relations with Saran & Guha

Bengaluru: India and China share a border more than 3,440 km (2,100 miles) long and have overlapping territorial claims. Their border patrols often bump into each other, resulting in occasional scuffles, but both sides insist no bullet has been fired. Of late, the relations between India and China go far back in history.
Shyam Saran’s book 'How China Sees India and the World' hopes to explain the rise and fall of Buddhism and its spread through the trade routes that connected India to China and China to Europe through Central Asia. Saran, who's arguably the country's greatest expert on China, also questions China's claim that it was the most important and influential civilization of the ancient world, arguing that it was India that played that role.

In his discussion with historian Ramachander Guha, he will also discuss medieval India and China and the growth of sea trade; the establishment of the British Empire; the creation of the Indian and Chinese republics; and the more recent history of the two countries, where he argues that China views India as an enslaved country because of its colonial past.

The discussion between Guha and Saran hopes to throw light on how China views India and the rest of the world and also questions the Chinese worldview, whether it is justified or skewed.

Where: Bangalore International Center, Domlur
When: July 8, 6:30 pm
Entry: Free