India, Europe and Asia : convergence and divergence / / Rajendra K. Jain, editor

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvii, 316 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 355.033054
• Soggetto geografico: India Foreign relations Asia; Asia Foreign relations Europe; Europe Foreign relations Asia; Asia Foreign relations India
• Persona (resp. second.): JainRajendra Kumar <1954->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Introduction -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 India, Europe and the Rise of Asia -- Worlds Apart -- China Fantasy -- India Shift -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 India, Europe and Asian Regional Organizations -- Introduction -- Europe and Asia -- India and Asia -- The European Union and ASEAN -- The European Union and ARF -- India and ASEAN -- Connectivity -- The European Union and ASEAN -- The European Union and the East Asia Summit -- The European Union and the Asia-Pacific Financial Dialogue -- Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) -- The ASEAN-EU FTA -- Asia Connectivity -- The European Union and Security Cooperation in Asia -- The European Union and the Rise of China -- India and Maritime Security in Asia -- The Quad -- Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) -- India and SAARC -- The European Union and SAARC -- Other Asian Regional Organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 India and EU-China Relations: Perceptions and Misperceptions -- European Integration -- Differential Treatment -- Engagement of EU Institutions -- Strategic Partnership -- Similarities in Chinese and Indian Approaches -- No Brownie Points for Democratic India -- The Mirage of Socializing China -- China's Growing Political and Economic Links -- Multipolarity -- Potential Threats -- Security Implications of a Rising China -- Indian Elites and EU-China Relations -- Image of China and India in Europe -- The BRI and Chinese Roads in Central Europe -- A China-Centric World Order? -- Two Different Models -- COVID-19 and the India-China Standoff at LAC -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 European Union Foreign Investment Policy in Asia and India -- Introduction -- The Theory and Drivers of the Investment Development Path -- EU Investment Policies -- EU Investment in Asia. ; India and Inward and Outward Investment According to IDP Theory -- A Missed Opportunity for EU-India Trade Relations? -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 India and ASEM: From Membership to Active Engagement -- Introduction -- The Birth of ASEM -- The Inaugural Summit, 1996 -- The Politics of Exclusion -- Deadlock Persists -- ASEM 2 (London, April 1998) -- ASEM 3 (Seoul, October 2000) -- ASEM 5 (Hanoi, October 2004) -- Membership at Last -- Misplaced Criticism of Indian Membership -- India's Engagement with ASEM -- ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting, New Delhi, 2013 -- Indian Initiatives -- Media and Elite Perceptions of ASEM -- Connectivity -- Importance of ASEM -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 India, Europe and Connectivity: From Shared Views on BRI to Mutual Cooperation? -- Introduction -- Connectivity and Geo-Economics: The New Leitmotifs -- India and Connectivity: A Strategic Imperative -- BRI: Indian Criticism, European Concerns -- EU Strategy on Connecting Europe and Asia -- India, Europe and Connectivity: Scope for Cooperation -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 India, Europe and the Indo-Pacific -- Introduction -- China and the Indo-Pacific -- The Indian Ocean Littoral -- The Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Pacific -- China and the Indian Ocean -- The Quad -- India and the Indo-Pacific -- The European Union and the Indo-Pacific -- France and the Indo-Pacific -- The UK and the Indo-Pacific -- India, the UK and the Indo-Pacific -- India, France and the Indo-Pacific -- Middle Powers in the Indo-Pacific -- Response of ASEAN to the Role of Middle Powers -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 India, Europe/the European Union and West Asia -- Historical Relations -- The Colonial Powers and the Political Structure of West Asia -- Indian interests in West Asia -- The European Union and West Asia -- Iran -- Europe and the Saudi Arabia/Qatar Rift. ; India and the Saudi Arabia/Qatar Rift -- Syria -- Palestine and Israel -- Turkey -- The Issues of Migration -- Libya -- US-EU Relations and West Asia -- References -- 9 India, the European Union and Iran -- Introduction -- The European Union and Iran -- India and Iran -- The Nuclear Issue -- Iran: Energy and Economic Partner -- Political and Strategic Interests in Iran -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 India, the European Union and Kashmir: Containing a Postmodern Policy -- EU Calls for Dialogue -- The Summit that Almost Failed -- India's Kashmir Solution -- European Parliament and Human Rights -- Return of Realism -- Formula for Handling Kashmir -- End of Special Status -- Europe Reacts -- Postmodern Worldview -- Modernist India -- References -- 11 India, Europe and Afghanistan -- Introduction -- Afghanistan as a Transit Point -- Afghanistan as a Buffer -- Afghanistan as a Cold War Arena -- Afghanistan as a Terrorist Centre -- Afghanistan as a Post-conflict Laboratory -- Trump and Afghanistan -- Divergent European and Indian Approaches -- Negotiations and the US-Taliban Agreement -- India and the Taliban -- Indian and Western Development Assistance to Afghanistan -- Perceptions of Pakistan's Role in Afghanistan -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 India, Europe and Myanmar: Policy Approaches and Impact -- Introduction -- Values, Interests, Perspectives -- The European Union and Myanmar -- India's Myanmar Policy -- A Comparison of Two Relationships -- Myanmar Today: Key Stakes and a Suggestion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: India, Europe and Asia
• ISBN: 9789813346086; 981-334-608-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910484468003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II