02725oam 2200493I 450 991014937420332120240501153548.01-315-30345-01-315-30347-71-315-30346-910.4324/9781315303475 (CKB)3710000000933680(MiAaPQ)EBC4732358(OCoLC)965140049(BIP)63372419(BIP)55953087(EXLCZ)99371000000093368020180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIndia and the global game of gas pipelines /Gulshan Dietl1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (224 pages) illustrationsRoutledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Development"A Routledge India original"--cover.1-138-23546-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Resource and routes -- pt. 2. The gas troika -- pt. 3. The home truths.Gas pipelines constitute an important, yet unexplored, aspect of strategic geography. As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India's need for energy is paramount. Though surrounded by gas-rich regions - Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east, the Gulf to the west and Central Asia to the north - India does not have a single gas pipeline coming in, going out or traversing through its territory to date. This book highlights the global competition over gas pipelines and its implications for India's energy security in a comprehensive manner. The author leads us through a labyrinthine world comprising numerous actors - the states, energy firms, scientists, engineers, investors and bankers - engaged in competition over these pipelines leading to a continuous game of checkmating rivals, instigating conflicts, causing damage and destruction and threatening military action to persuade or dissuade states from joining specific projects. Pulsating, rigorous, grounded in hard facts and solid research, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of international relations, strategic affairs, defence studies and politics, as well as think tanks, government agencies and the informed general reader.Natural gas pipelinesNatural gas pipelines.665.74Dietl Gulshan.870977MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910149374203321India and the global game of gas pipelines1944300UNINA