China’s Celestial Quest for Global Domination

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Acknowledgment

I am sincerely thankful to CHRIST (Deemed to be University) to grant me an opportunity to work on this research. I am grateful for the resources, both intellectual and material, provided to me by this institute. I place on record my sincere thanks to Dr. Madhumati Deshpande, Head of Department, Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, for her constant encouragement and support. I am highly indebted to Dr. Manoharan N. and Dr. D. Suba Chandran, my guides and mentors. Their expertise, understanding, generosity, and support has made this paper possible. I am also equally grateful to Dr. M. J. Vinod, my research guide, for supervising my work throughout the duration of the research. It was truly a delight to work with someone who was genuinely invested in our topic as much as I was. I wish to express our gratitude to all the faculty members of the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History for their help and kindness. Last but not the least, I am tremendously grateful to all the scholars in the field. We all stand on the shoulders of the giants. I am extremely thankful to one and all who, directly or indirectly, have lent their helping hand in this venture.

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