Maritime Dynamics in the Indo-pacific

The maritime domain is increasingly gaining salience and the emerging dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region are highly pronounced. These influence the international security architecture and impact on the regional stability affecting India's national interests. This book views the evolving strategic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region from the prism of geopolitics, economics, diplomacy, environment and multilateralism and examines their possible implications for India.

A former navy officer, Dr Vijay Sakhuja received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. Degrees from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is Director, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi and a visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. He is the author/co-author of three books and has edited/co-edited 16 volumes on various geopolitical/geostrategic issues and maritime history.
Commander (Dr.) Kapil Narula is a serving officer of the Indian Navy and is an electrical engineer by profession. He has an M.Tech. Degree from IIT, Kharagpur, and a Ph.D. Degree in economics from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. As a Research Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation he works on interdisciplinary issues related to energy and sustainability. He is the co-editor of the book ‘Partnering Across Oceans' and Executive Editor of the journal ‘Maritime Affairs'.

Foreword, Introduction; 1. Emerging Regional Dynamics by Arun Prakash, 2. U.S. Rebalance to Asia by K Raja Menon, 3. Southeast Asian Countries and their Alignment by Anup Singh, 4. Strategic Power Play in East Asia by Yogendra Kumar, 5. South China Sea Disputes and its Impact on Regional Stabilityby Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri, 6. Relevance of Legal Instruments in Resolving Maritime Disputes by Raghavendra Mishra, 7. Regional Environmental Challenges by Kapil Narula, 8. China in the Indian Ocean Region by Gurpreet S Khurana, 9. India and Multilateral Security Architecture by AG Thapliyal, 10. India's ‘Act East Policy' by Shankari Sundararaman, 11. Seminar Takeaways by Antara Ghosal and Kapil Narula, List of Contributors