The Great Game in the Indo-Pacific: A Pivot to India
Contents: Preface. Part I: India’s Emerging Power and the Rise of the Indo-Pacific. 1. US-China Strategic Competition in Indo-Pacific/Anil Chopra. 2. India and the Western Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities/Joshy M Paul. 3. Contest on the Waterfront: Limitations and Aspirations of India’s Naval Strategy/Anil Jai Singh. 4. Changing Balance of Air Power in the Indo-Pacific/Savinder Pal Singh. Part II: India: A Critical Link in the Quad Diamond. 5. India-Japan Security Partnership: Convergence of Ideas, Interests and Strategies/Shamshad A. Khan. 6. Accelerating India-Australia Cooperation for a Secure and Prosperous Indo-Pacific/Peter Layton. 7. The US’ Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Role of India/Stuti Banerjee. 8. The Strategic Imperatives of the Quad: Prospects for the Future/Hina Pandey. Part III: Moving Beyond the Quad. 9. India-ASEAN Geoeconomic Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Potential Role of Rare Earth Elements/Neha Mishra. 10. Tracing the Connection: Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf in India’s Maritime Strategy/Anu Sharma. 11. Taiwan-India Security Cooperation in the New Indo-Pacific Order/Mrittika Guha Sarkar. 12. Exploring an Indo-Russian Congruence in the Indo-Pacific/Rajorshi Roy. 13. Europe’s Interest in the Indo-Pacific and the Rise of Aukus/Mahima Duggal. 14. Making Capital of Quad Plus/Jagannath Panda. Conclusion/Mahima Duggal. Index.
This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Indo-Pacific region by assessing the complex and intricate geopolitics and strategic overtures in the region, with a particular focus on their implications for India.
Unique in its approach, this book is comprehensive and future-oriented. It brings together the vast and diverse sub-themes on the Indo-Pacific while placing India at the center and mapping its prospects in the road ahead. Not only is the Indo-Pacific a pivotal part of India’s foreign policy, but New Delhi’s role in the Indo-Pacific theatre is considered crucial by regional and international stakeholders. The compilation of chapters by distinguished experts and scholars explores three key themes: India’s emerging power and the rise of the Indo-Pacific, India as a critical link in the Quad diamond, and India’s connection with actors beyond the Quad. Through these themes, the book provides a multidisciplinary and multinational approach to the India’s role in the strategic regional landscape, with a focus on security through a discussion of India’s air and naval strategies to respond to the growing flux in the region.
Offering a timely insight into India’s position and posture in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as its future trajectory, this book will be a valuable resource for India’s military and strategic community, as well as international audiences looking as India’s growing role in the region and beyond.
