China and South Asia: Changing Regional Dynamics, Development and Power Play

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: China and South Asia in the twenty-first century
	China’s neighbourhood diplomacy and South Asia policy
	Scholarly debates on China’s South Asian policy
	Themes and perspectives
	Changing dynamics and power play
	References
Part I: Politics and strategy
	Chapter 2: CPEC and changing dynamics of China–India relations
		Contextualising Indo-Pakistani rivalry
		Is the CPEC fueling territorial disputes and igniting sovereignty issues?
		Containment reincarnated: changing dynamics of Indo-US relations
			CPEC pragmatists
		Changing dynamics: India–China relations and CPEC
		Conclusion
		Appendix
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3: China’s Trishula approach in South Asia: Challenges to balancing the end game
		Trishula 2 approach
		Local integration
		National perspective
		Regional approach
		Contentious directions and critical issues
		Balancing the end game
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4: Coping with rising China: Responses of the small states of South Asia
		Small states’ alignment choices
		Bangladesh’s China policy
		Sri Lanka’s China policy
		The Maldives’ China policy
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 5: Cooperation and competition in China–India relations: A quantitative analysis of academic debates
		Relative concepts
		‘Conflict’ and ‘competition’
		‘Traditional security’ and ‘non-traditional security’
		Analytic method, samples and statistical analysis technique
		Comparison between Chinese and foreign research
		Similarities in research perspective
		Differences in research perspective
		Cooperation or competition
		Consensus: coexistence of cooperation and competition
		Divergence: the mainstream of Sino-Indian relations
		Fields of cooperation and competition
		Consensus: cooperation in non-traditional security
		Consensus: cooperation and competition in the field of geopolitics
		Measures to promote cooperation
		Consensus: three core issues
		Divergence: issue of economic and trade frictions
		Divergence: measures to further promote cooperation
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: Security environment in South Asia: The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
		Regional security and expansion of SCO
		Outcome of the SCO summit 2016
		SCO can bring India and Pakistan together
		SCO and regional connectivity
		Summit meeting in Bishkek on 13–14 June 2019
		Challenges to SCO
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Belt and Road Initiative
	Chapter 7: China’s Twenty-First-Century Maritime Silk Road and its Influence on the Development of South Asia
		India and South Asia
		MSRI and South Asia: Development and Geopolitics
		The ‘String of Pearls strategy’: The Indian Worry
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 8: The Belt and Road Initiative: The changing dynamics of development in South Asia
		The peaceful rise of China
		The promises of the BRI
		BRI and the trajectory of development in South Asia
		Geopolitics of the BRI
		Exploring the win-win around the BRI
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9: The Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese normative power in South Asia
		Relational and normative power
			Relational power
			Low fungibility of power resources
			Normative power
		The BRI and power theory
			Origins and motives of the Belt and Road Initiative
		Belt and Road and power
		The BRI and normative power
		South Asia and Chinese norms
			Area of analysis
			What kind of technical standards
			Institutional framework
			General documents and South Asia
			Bilateral documents
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10: Bangladesh–China maritime security cooperation: A search for new opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative
		Conceptual and theoretical frameworks
			Maritime security
		The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
		‘Top-down’ and ‘Bottom-up’ approaches to the international order at sea
		Significance of maritime security for Bangladesh in the twenty-first century
			Geostrategic significance
			Geo-economic significance
			Maritime security threats for Bangladesh
			Traditional security threats
		Non-traditional security threats
			Transnational terrorism
			Maritime piracy
			Arms and drug smuggling
			Human trafficking
			Natural disasters
		Bangladesh’s maritime security cooperation with China under BRI
			China as a strategic security partner for Bangladesh
			Modernisation of Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard
		China’s cooperation to mitigate non-traditional security threats in the bay
		Theoretical implications
			Implications of top-down and bottom-up approaches
			Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative
		Conclusion
		References
Part III: Ideology, media and culture
	Chapter 11: The impact of the Sino-Soviet split on the politics of the left in Pakistan
		Formation of the National Awami Party (NAP)
		The Sino-Soviet split and its effects on the NAP
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 12: Image of China in the Afghan media
		Afghan-Sino relations
		The Media and Afghanistan
		China in Afghan media
		Why is this the case?
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 13: China–India cooperation in the cultural industry in the twenty-first century
		Overview of Chinese culture and its cultural industry
		Overview of Indian culture and its cultural industry
		The current situation of cultural exchanges and cultural industry cooperation between China and India
		Positive factors that facilitate China–India cooperation in the cultural industries
		The negative factors for developing bilateral cultural industry cooperation
		Measures of improving bilateral cooperation between China and India in cultural fields
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 14: Development of cultural ecotourism in Gilgit-Baltistan: Opportunities and challenges in the wake of the CPEC
		Geographical and strategic importance of Gilgit-Baltistan
		Ecotourism
		Foreign tourism
		Prospects for ecotourism in Gilgit-Baltistan
		Positive impacts of ecotourism
		Eco–cultural tourism
		Avenues for eco-adventure tourism in GB
		Archeological heritage
		China–Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC)
		CPEC and the tourism sector
		Key challenges for ecotourism development
		Flawed management
		Skewed policy paradigm
		Financial impediments
		Dilapidated infrastructure
		Security predicament
		Threat to cultural and archaeological heritage
		Complex regulatory/legislative framework
		Inadequacies of human resources
		Lack of baseline studies
		Unstructured marketing strategy
		Conclusion
		References
Part IV: Great power politics
	Chapter 15: Anticipating the China challenge: China’s rise and the United States’ security policy vis-à-vis India
		Thucydides trap?
		China and India in US lexicon
		US overtures for a ‘natural balancer’
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 16: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Indian Ocean balance
		Shifting strategic coordinates in IOR
		BRI and IOR balance
		Regional responses from India
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 17: Russia’s ‘pivot to the East’ and its impact on the Asia-Pacific region and South Asia
		Economic prerequisites of the Russian ‘pivot to the East’
		Chinese-Russian relations as a driver of the Russian ‘pivot to the East’
		Integration in Eurasia and the APR
		Diplomatic contacts and regional security
		Modernisation of the Russian Far East
		Conclusion
		References
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