India’s Strategy in the South China Sea

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Glossary
1. India and the South China Sea: a strategic mirror of Chinese hegemony
	1 Understanding the context of the problem: situating the rationale
of India’s response
	Notes
	References
2. The structural intractability of rival claims to sovereignty in the South China Sea
	1 Bolstering the quotient of intractability of the South China Sea
dispute: an analysis of the prominent determinants
	2 Setting the promenade for India’s South China Sea policy: through
the “Look East” prism
	Note
	References
3. ASEAN–China diplomatic dissension and India’s interests
	1 South China Sea conundrum: ASEAN unity disarrayed
	2 India’s policy and official pronouncements on the South China Sea
issue
	Notes
	References
4. Indian strategy and the military dimension of the South China Sea dispute
	1 India’s maritime vision and doctrinal espousal
	2 ASEAN’S response to India’s balancing policy
	Notes
	References
5. The implications for India of great power shifts in priorities: the positions of Trump and Abe
	1 India–Japan–US trilateral convergence: backdrop and impulses
	2 Analysing the bilateral beads in the trilateral chain: moving towards
a concerted balance
	Notes
	References
6. Conclusion
	1 ASEAN’s precarious balancing dynamics in the South China Sea:
India’s policy response summarised
	2 Limitations of India’s policy responses: thoughts on the future
trajectory
	Notes
	References
Index