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Record Nr.

UNINA9911022455603321

Autore

Lambert Alexandre

Titolo

India’s Geopolitical Gravity : The 21st Century Gamechanger / / by Alexandre Lambert, Faisal Ahmed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

3-031-98273-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 pages)

Collana

Social Sciences Series

Altri autori (Persone)

AhmedFaisal

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Human geography

Political science

Asia - Politics and government

International economic relations

Human Geography

Political Science

Asian Politics

International Political Economy’

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Distinguished Patterns of India’s Political Geography -- Chapter 2. India’s Neighbourhood Diplomacy -- Chapter 3. India’s Strategic Partnerships -- Chapter 4. India’s Main Geostrategic Challenges -- Chapter 5. India’s Geostrategic Outlook -- Chapter 6. Select Issues Affecting India’s Geopolitics and Geoeconomics -- Chapter 7. India and the Future of Asian Geopolitics.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines India's geopolitical gravity, and argues that the country is well positioned to play a game-changing role in the evolving world order. It begins by mapping India's political geography, and goes on to assess India's neighbourhood diplomacy, its pluri-vectoral strategic partnerships with major powers, and identifies the geo-strategic challenges. One of the key aspects herein is to evaluate India’s emerging role in the Indo-Pacific architecture. Issues pertaining to QUAD, South China Sea, mega-regional blocs and Indian Ocean geo-economics are discussed. A very interesting aspect is to decipher the future of Asian geopolitics considering the role of the two Asian giants,



India and China. Additionally, the book examines scenarios for an India-led stability pact for the Indian Ocean. In 2023, as host of both the G20 and SCO summits, India’s geopolitical gravity culminates in its role as the key geopolitical pivot of contemporary international affairs. Maintaining non-alignment, and more recently, seeking strategic autonomy, have been at the core of India’s foreign policy imperatives. Re-emerging as a great power, India is in a unique strategic position to become a center of gravity by providing a strategic rebalance between Western dominance and the Eastern aspirations. As such, the book is indispensable for learners of international relations, geopolitics, foreign policy, and Asian and Indian Studies. It also provides useful insights for policymakers, academics, think tanks, and readers with interest in India’s future role in global geo-economic and geostrategic architecture.