CONTENTS: Preface and Acknowledgements, Tables and Figures, Editors, Contributors, 1. Strategic Patience in India-China Relations Chih-yu Shih, Reena Marwah, CONCEPTUALISATION: 2. A Relational Approach to Strategic Patience-Chih-yu Shih and Hung-jen Wang, 3. From Annexation to Vassalisation: Pre-Modern China’s Strategic Patience over the Korean Peninsula-Teng-chi Chang, 4. Strategic Patience in Leadership: A Case of Epistemic Validation or Cognitive Flexibility in India-China Relationship-Rajiv Ranjan, REGIONAL BORDERS: 5. Managing the Sino-India Relationship: How ASEAN Survives with Strategic Patience-Reena Marwah, 6. Exploring the Role of SAARC and SCO as Catalysts in Promoting the Practices of Strategic Patience between India and China-Sharad K Soni, 7. Strategic Patience in India-China Interface: Shaping the Region from Indochina to the South China Sea-Pooja Bhatt, 8. Taiwan’s Strategic Patience: Redefining Cross-Strait Relations by Navigating US-Taiwan Relations-Hung-jen Wang, 9. Navigating Geopolitical Waters: India’s Approach to Strategic Patience in the Taiwan Straits-K. Mansi, 10. Strategic Patience Variations: China’s Path to Govern Xinjiang and Shape Regional Order in Central Asia-Chienyu Shih, BILATERALS: 11. Strategic Patience in Nuclear Decision-making of China and India-Abhishek Verma, 12. An Analysis of China’s Strategic Patience in China-India Border Negotiations Since 2020-Tien-sze Fang, 13. Sino-Indian Economic Relations: Do Mutual Interests Demand Strategic Patience?Jasmin, Index.