Defence cooperation and military engagement between India and China are aspects of the complex mix of conflict and cooperation approach to bilateral relations between the two Asian giants. It is based on the presumption that there is a security dilemma between the two countries. However, it recognises the framework and postulates of what is called cooperative security. Through the liberal institutionalist’s perspective, it argues that India-China defence cooperation and military engagement are not only possible but also desirable.
Less Brussels, more La Manche*? The Case of Anglo-French Defence Co-operation
The question is not whether bilateral co-operation among member-states is a substitute for common European defence.