INDIA-US Partnership: Asian Challenges & Beyond

by PP Shukla (Editor)

Overview

India and the United States of America aim to form a strategic partnership of trust, cooperation and collaboration, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Indo-US relationship has had its share of ups and downs, but both admit to the necessity of greater understanding.
The book covers economic and political aspects of the changes taking place in Asia, and provides a perspective different from the standard narrative, that of the inexorable rise of China to the top. The authors examine the strengths and the weaknesses not only of China, but also of the other major countries and offer a more balanced picture. The book, a culmination of the joint study between the Vivekananda International Foundation of India and the Heritage Foundation of the US, has contributions by experts like Kanwal Sibal, Lisa Curtis, Walter Lohman, Ajit Doval and Jeff Smith.
A must-read for subject-experts as well as policy makers, it also looks at some of the important issues, including that of Afghanistan and Iran, which will determine how the situation in Asia-Pacific evolves, and the relevance of better Indo-US ties to address the challenges ahead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788183283335
Publisher:	Wisdom Tree Publishers
Publication date:	07/15/2014
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

PP Shukla retired as the Ambassador of India to Russia, after a distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Service, spanning thirty-seven years. Part of the cadre of 1974, he served in Brussels, London and Kathmandu, among other places, and twice in Delhi, where he was the Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note vii

The Economic and Political Dynamics of the Asia-Pacific Region Ambassador PP Shukia 1

US-India Relations: Are They Still Strategic? Lisa Curtis 21

Balance of Power and Indo-US Relations Ambassador Kanwal Sibal 41

Forging US-India Strategic Cooperation out of Burma's Opening Walter Lohrnan 53

Peace and Stability in Afghanistan Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Sawhney 69

The China Factor in Indo-US Relations Jeff M Smith 85

India-China Strategic Relations Brig (Retd) Gurmeel Kanwal 101

Will China Turn Off Asia's Tap in Tibet? Thubten Samphel 115

Chinese Intelligence: From Party Outfit to Cyber Warriors Ajit Dovel 129

Chinas Military Modernisation: The C4ISR Dimension Dean Cheng 159

Chinese Economy: Shifting Permanently to a Lower Gear V Ananth Nageswaran 171