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At first sight it seems that there is little in common between the security dynamics of Northeast Asia and South Asia. They are geographically situated in different parts of Eurasia. Their threat perceptions are different, being informed by their unique historical experience. These geo-strategic particularities have molded their security postures.

China's formulation of policies, their execution and implementation would be crucial for a number of states in Asia. The neighbouring countries' responses to these policies would also be crucial for China as well in evaluating the successes or failures of its adjustment with the neighbourhood. This book provides insights on these issues.

Examines the Indian military management system, identifies problems, redresses systemic concerns valid or conjured, and offers certain options to modernise the system of Indian defence management into an operationally efficient political instrument that can promote the cause of India's sovereignty in a cost-effective manner.

Past unfamiliarity with the Chinese way of politico-diplomatic expressions, aided by China's unilaterally adopted adversarial posture towards India, makes it imperative for India's strategic community to study China's moves very carefully, and draw conclusions for the purpose of managing a strained relationship. This book is a compilation of such observations, analyses and inferences.

Explores the possible directions for enhancing the scope for cooperation and engagement in this region. This volume aims at enabling a better understanding of India-Kyrgyz relations. It provides valuable and timely insight into the contours of India and Central Asian states' policies and emerging trends of importance.

Offers a range of perspectives about China's interactions with the BRICS and the implications for the global order. The book is a collection of twelve chapters, which addresses many key aspects of the multilateral initiative, with the focus being directed to analysing the prospects and challenges for the group in the coming years.

Offers an in-depth study of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, examining the past and the current (increasingly) deteriorating political, security and economic situation. Among various facts that unfold during the course of this work, what comes to light is that, at times, the outdated and miscalculated policies of the governments have played a major role in the current disharmonious situation.

Brings together the academic efforts and perspectives of the two premier maritime think-tanks located on the opposite sides of the globe to examine and extrapolate China's approach to maritime power building. A key facet addressed is the modernisation of the PLA Navy, which is the final arbiter and preserver of China's maritime and overseas interests in the extended Indo-Pacific region.

Examines Indonesia's rise as a power of regional and global significance in the context of the altered geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific. The book explains the fundamental transformation taking place in the international image and behaviour of Indonesia. It delves deeper to identify the domestic drivers and spoilers of Indonesia's success story.

Incorporating the most current information to hand, the expert international contributors to this handbook examine the economies and geopolitical developments of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. With Cutting edge analysis and rich comparative data, this is an essential reference for students, researchers, and practitioners.

Examines traditional traditional and non-traditional security threats in South Asia. The book contains various articles contributed by distinguished scholars in their own respective areas.

This book is the outcome of an International Conference held in Nairobi in March 2014 that was jointly organised by the Indian Ocean Rim Association and the Indian Ocean Research Group. It describes, discusses, explains and evaluates Indian Ocean Maritime Africa's changing geo-economic and geopolitical linkages to other Indian Ocean Rim states.

Identifies a range of structural as well as personality factors which continue to shape the trajectory of domestic Chinese nationalism and its projection internationally. The book will be of enduring interest to both scholars and students of Chinese as well as practitioners and policymakers interested in China.

Examines the problem of terrorism in South Asia. The contributors to the volume provide valuable insights on the issue of terrorism and suggest measures to deal with the problem. They consider terrorism as a phenomenon that has been harmful to society, economy and polity of the South Asian nations.

Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation is a complex subject of immense and abiding global concern. This encyclopaedia covers the gamut of nuclear arms, their proliferation and non-proliferation, nuclear accidents and their management, a holistic view on disarmament, nuclear weapon free zones, ballistic missiles, and strategic arms limitation.

The story of developing India's maritime capacity, since independence, is also about the kind of international and regional footprint it needs to have. In this book, the author discusses India's new and old maritime challenges and contextualises them in terms of its inherent institutional strengths to cope with their bewildering complexity.

Examines the historical, cultural, economic, and geopolitical perspectives on Mongolia and its relations with its neighbours. The book will be of interest for students, academics, think tanks, NGOs and all those interested in South, Central Asian, East Asian and Eurasian politics, international relations and security studies.

Provides an holistic and balanced view of China. Until recently China has been an enigma, especially Indians. China's "bamboo curtain", its background of exclusiveness and insularity have compounded the problem.

Aims to demystify aspects and effects of nuclear weapons so that civil and military defence planners have a reasonable idea about the scale and magnitude of disaster that will follow a nuclear attack. As a natural corollary, the book examines the type and nature of post-attack disaster management operations that may have to be launched following a counter-value strike.

The BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar) Forum was founded as a Track-II Dialogue in 1999 with the objective of widening and deepening regional and sub-regional cooperation. This book assesses the opportunities that BCIM-EC offers, and challenges that it faces.

Offers nuanced analysis of China's foreign, security and economic policies by bringing together perspectives from two of its most important neighbours, India and Vietnam. This is a unique exercise because these two countries have a long history of both contending and cooperating with the People's Republic of China.

Latin America and the Caribbean is the region least familiar to India. There has been scant historical migration, interaction and contact. This book attempts to familarise the reader with the reality of the region. Ths book also makes recommendations on the way forward to a more effective and fruitful relationship.

The emerging trends of terrorism in Asia have in the recent past challenged the conventional wisdom that dictated and defined violence by non-state actors. This, as the chapters in this volume suggest, is illustrated by its distinct characteristics, forcing the world at large to grapple with these threats, including volunteers from countries that had remained isolated from the contagion until now.

At no other point in human history has technology played so vital and all pervasive a role in every day private and public life as now. New information and communication technologies have broken the reliance on mass-based production systems and resurrected the model of individualized production.

The most important task of constitution-making is the building of consensus, and developing a framework for coexistence and cooperation among communities, based on social justice, values and national identity. There is an earnest desire among the peoples of Nepal that their political leaders should come to a consensus and take the peace process forward and not squander this historic opportunity.