Building Bridges with Buddhism: The Sino-Indian Experience

... Beijing’s ire has prevented India from drawing robustly on an important resource – Vajrayana Buddhism – for soft power diplomacy. The road ahead Asian countries have a rich reservoir of soft power resources, especially relating to cultural soft power. India’s Bollywood movies and Japan’s animation and manga comicsenjoy popularitybeyond their borders. While others can identify with it, these soft power resources are specific to these countries. In contrast, Buddhism is a shared heritage ...