Power Realignments in Asia : China, India and the United States

by Alyssa Ayres

• ISBN13: 9788178299488
• ISBN10: 8178299488
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-06
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

Summary

China's emergence as a great power is transforming the world, affecting its security, economy and physical environment. Power Realignments in Asia: China, India and the United States explores the impact of China's rise on relations among China, India and the United States.The topics covered in the collection span traditional security issues-political-military affairs and military modernization-to new challenges posed by rapid and deep economic integration, to global issues like energy security and environmental degradation accompanying rapid economic growth. Each of these issues affects the triangular dynamic among China, India and the United States. A special feature of this volume is that it is an informed assessment of an under-researched theme-China's complex role in simultaneously promoting and inhibiting Indo-U.S. engagement. It examines the many shades of strategic ambiguity, reflected most recently in China's response to the historic Indo-U.S. civil nuclear initiative.This work will be an important resource for all those interested in Asia's security politics, the American response to the rise of China and India and the changing dynamic of Asian balance of power.

Author Biography

Alyssa Ayres is an international strategic consultant with McLarty Associates, based in Washington, Dc. During 2007-08, she served as special assistant to the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and prior to that was deputy director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania. A historian of modern South Asia, she is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard, and holds an MA and PhD from the University of Chicago. C. Raja Mohan is the Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress in Washington DC during 2009-10 He is a contributing editor with The Indian Express, New Delhi and a Visiting Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was formerly professor of South Asian Studies, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Economic Architecture of China in Southeast and Central Asia	p. 20
China's Economic Resurgence and 'Flexible Coalitions'	p. 42
The Case of China and the Global Environment: Dizzying Growth, Devolution of Power, Environmental Disaster	p. 70
Growing India-China Economies, Linked Environmental Concerns, and Emerging Scenarios	p. 93
Security Concerns and China's military Capabilities: The Eagle, the Dragon, and the Elephant	p. 113
The Evolving Security Order in Asia: Implications for US-India Relations	p. 137
Energy Security and the Future of Energy Cooperation: China	p. 158
China's Quest for Energy Security: Implications for the World	p. 193
US and Indian Interest in India's Extended Neighbourhood	p. 221
India and Regional Security Interests	p. 249
The Evolution of Sino-Indian Relations: Implications for the United States	p. 270
The Context and Purposes of US-India Strategic Cooperation	p. 291
Situating the Realignment	p. 307
About the Editor and Contributors	p. 328
Index	p. 337
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