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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461868703321

Autore

Raja Mohan C

Titolo

Samudra Manthan [[electronic resource] ] : Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indo-Pacific / / C. Raja Mohan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2012

ISBN

1-283-83591-6

0-87003-306-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

359.03091823

359/.03091823

Soggetti

Strategic rivalries (World politics)

Electronic books.

China Foreign relations India

India Foreign relations China

Indo-Pacific Region Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The structure of the rivalry -- In search of sea power -- Tacking to the blue waters -- Maritime nuclear power -- India's Pacific ambitions -- China eyes the Indian Ocean -- Circling the strategic islands -- Contesting the littoral -- Mitigating the security dilemma -- Ordering the Indo-Pacific -- Samudra manthan.

Sommario/riassunto

Rising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to secure their growing interests, both nations are roiling the waters of the Indo-Pacific-the vast littoral stretching from Africa to Australasia.Invoking a tale from Hindu mythology- Samudra Manthan or ""to churn the ocean""-C. Raja Mohan tells the story of a Sino-Indian rivalry spilling over from the Great Himalayas into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He examines the prospects of mitigating the tensions and constructing a stable Indo-Pacific order.America, the dominant powe