Rajesh Manohar Basrur - India-China Maritime Competition: The Security Dilemma at Sea

This edited volume critically examines the concept of the security dilemma and applies it to IndiaChina maritime competition. Though frequently employed in academic discussion and popular commentary on the Sino-Indian relationship, the term has rarely been critically analysed. The volume addresses the gap by examining whether the security dilemma is a useful concept in explaining the naval and foreign policy strategies of India and China. Chinas Belt and Road Initiative and its expansive engagement in the Indian Ocean Region have resulted in India significantly scaling up investment in its navy, adding ships, naval aircraft and submarines. This volume investigates how the rivalry is playing out in different sub-regions of the Indian Ocean, and the responses of other powers, notably the United States and prominent Southeast Asian states. Their reactions to the Sino-Indian rivalry are an underexplored topic and the chapters in this book reveal how they selectively use that rivalry while trying to steer clear of making definite choices. The book concludes with recommendations on mitigating the security dilemma.

This work will be of great interest to students of strategic studies, international relations, maritime security, and Asian politics.

Rajesh Basrur is Visiting Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Research Associate with the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford.

Anit Mukherjee is Assistant Professor in the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

T.V. Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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The Security Dilemma at Sea

Edited by Rajesh Basrur, Anit Mukherjee and T.V. Paul

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Names: Basrur, Rajesh M., editor. | Mukherjee, Anit, editor. | Paul, T. V., editor.

Title: India-China maritime competition : the security dilemma at sea / edited by Rajesh Basrur, Anit Mukherjee, and TV Paul.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Cass series : naval policy and history, ISSN 1366-9478 ; Volume 63 | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019005013 (print) | LCCN 2019009887 (ebook) | ISBN 9780429814440 (Web PDF) | ISBN 9780429814433 (ePub) | ISBN 9780429814426 (Mobi) | ISBN 9780367001544 (hardback) | ISBN 9780429444227 (ebk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Indian Ocean RegionStrategic aspects. | Sea-powerIndia. | Sea-powerChina. | NaviesIndia. | NaviesChina. | ChinaForeign relations India. | IndiaForeign relationsChina.

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Rajesh Basrur is a Visiting Professor in the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Research Associate with the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford. Previously, he was Professor of International Relations at RSIS; Director of the Centre for Global Studies, Mumbai; and taught in History and Politics at the University of Mumbai. He has engaged in advanced research at various institutions of higher learning in North America, Europe and Asia. His work focuses on South Asian security, global nuclear politics, and international relations theory. He has authored five books, including (with Kate Sullivan de Estrada) Rising India: Status and Power (Routledge, 2017); South Asias Cold War (Routledge, 2008) and Minimum Deterrence and Indias Nuclear Security (Stanford University Press, 2006). He has also edited 12 books and journal special issues, including (with Anit Mukherjee and T.V. Paul) Exploring the IndiaChina Security Dilemma, Special Issue, Asian Security (forthcoming, 2019); and (with Sumitha Narayanan Kutty) India and Japan: Assessing the Strategic Partnership (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). He has published over 100 papers in various journals and edited volumes.

T.V. Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He served as the President of International Studies Association (ISA) for 201617. Paul is the author or editor of 20 books and over 75 scholarly articles/book chapters in the fields of International Relations, International Security, and South Asia. He is the author of seven books: