Strategic partnerships in Asia : balancing without alliances / Vidya Nadkarni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nadkarni, Vidya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Asia--Foreign relations.

Asia.

Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Asia--Strategic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the nature and implications of the increasing interaction among three secondary powers in the world: China, Russia and India. It provides an in-depth analysis of the complex and often contradictory goals underlying their emerging strategic partnerships along with an assessment of the role these partnerships play in the larger regional and global contexts. In particular, it focuses on the important region of Asia/Eurasia, where these countries seek to increase their influence and compete against the prominence of the United States. Breaking new ground

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Unipolarity and its implications for Asian/Eurasian security; 2 Strategic partnerships in Asia and Eurasia; 3 The Sino-Russian partnership; 4 The Indo-Russian partnership; 5 The Sino-Indian partnership; 6 Geopolitics and geoeconomics: Will competition derail cooperation?; 7 Prospects for multilateralism in Asia/Eurasia; 8 What does the future hold?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-26524-0

1-135-26525-9

1-282-50367-7

9786612503672

0-203-86501-4

9780203865019

OCLC:

575164474