Overview for The New Asian Power Dynamic
A new power dynamic is at play in Asia, where the post-Cold War global geopolitics is shaping the twenty first century world order. This volume examines the unfolding relationships among the five great powers in Asia-- the United States, China, India, Japan and Russia. It explores recent bilateral relations between these states. While the central theme is how China, the rising power, and the US, the sole superpower, will deal with each other, their policies and interactions will need to factor in the other three powers who will play significant roles in defining peace and stability in Asia. The various contributors, by both academics and diplomats, recognize Asia as the meeting ground of the five great powers with converging and competing political, security and economic interest; rule out future military alliances; identify India's foreign policy options; and argue that India's relations with the US should receive the highest priority, while not antagonizing any of the other powers. This book will be of considerable interest to practitioners and students of international diplomacy, South Asian politics, Chinese studies, and military and strategic studies.
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra (Editor)
Maharajakrishna Rasgotra is Chairman of India's National Security Advisory Board and, concurrently, International Affairs Advisor at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. One of India's most distinguished diplomats, during his 40-year long career he was India's representative in several UN bodies, Deputy Ambassador in Washington DC and Ambassador of India in Morroco, Tunisia, the Netherlands, Nepal and France. His last diplomatic assignment was as India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1988-1990). Earlier, he was Foreign Secretary of India from 1982 to `985. He is an expert on international relations and global security issues.
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