Indian Ocean and maritime security : competition, cooperation and threat /

This book provides a synoptic view of the Indian Ocean and maritime security in its contested waters. Using a historical approach, it reveals vital links to events in the present day. The volume: Highlights the competition between major Asian powers to control the 'String of Pearls' -- a r...

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Group Author: Patel, Bimal N; Malik, Aruna Kumar; Nunes, William, 1971
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Summary: This book provides a synoptic view of the Indian Ocean and maritime security in its contested waters. Using a historical approach, it reveals vital links to events in the present day. The volume: Highlights the competition between major Asian powers to control the 'String of Pearls' -- a reference to the Chinese attempts at controlling the Indian Ocean periphery. Shows that cooperation amongst the major powers of the region could abate the threat of the potential of conflict becoming global and inviting external intervention. Discusses India's Look-East policy and the deepening relation betw
Carrier Form: xii, 164 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781138697027 (hardback) :
1138697028 (hardback)
Index Number: VA643
CLC: D815.5
E351.53
Call Number: E351.53/I394
Contents: Part I: The past, present and future of the Indian Ocean -- 1. Revisiting maritime security in the Indian Ocean: a note on current scenario / Aruna Kumar Malik, William Nunes -- 2. China is pivot to the Indian Ocean Region: impacts and implications for India / K. Robinson -- 3. India's role and responsibility as a major power in the Indian Ocean / Priyambada Chaturvedi, Sujoy Routh -- 4. India and China in the Indian Ocean Region: countervailing powers / Abhinav Goyal, Niharika -- Part II: The Indian Ocean and India's partners -- 5. Maritime security perspective of Sino-Indian relations in t