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Shyam Saran renders ideas to know China's world view
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Posted online: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11:35:46 PM
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New Delhi, Aug 29 : Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday rendered a broad sweep analysis on 'China in the 21st Century: What India Needs to Know About China's World View', saying one has to only look at how modern, digital culture has pervaded Chinese society, in particular, its youth, to be cautious in making judgments about the country's view of itself.
While delivering the second edition of Annual Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, Saran offered some ideas on a subject that K. Subrahmanyam - India's greatest strategic thinkers - was convinced, would remain a major preoccupation for India in the decades to come, the challenge of an ascendant China.
Rendering a broad sweep analysis Saran said: "Managing the China challenge requires a much deeper understanding of the nature of Chinese civilization, its cultural particularities and the worldview of its people, formed layer upon layer, over five thousand years of unbroken though sometimes tumultuous history. China is undergoing a dramatic transformation and its traditional culture and ways of thinking can no longer be sourced only to persistent templates derived from the past."
"Nevertheless, there are certain deeply rooted elements that shape China's psyche and its world view that are worth careful reflection, including where India fits into that broad consciousness. At various points, I will also try and contrast Chinese and Indian cultural and philosophical traits, so that one is better prepared in adjusting one's own template in judging Chinese behaviour," he said.
Underscoring further Saran said, "Deception, let me add, is not unique to Chinese strategic thinking."
The former foreign secretary further suggested that to deal with China, one must constantly analyze the domestic and geopolitical environment as perceived by China, which is the prism through which its strategic calculus is shaped and implemented.
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