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China's emergence as a great power is transforming the world, affecting its security, economy and physical environment. Power Realignments in Asia: China, India and the United States explores the impact of China's rise on relations among China, India and the United States.
The topics covered in the collection span traditional security issues-political-military affairs and military modernization-to new challenges posed by rapid and deep economic integration, to global issues like energy security and environmental degradation accompanying rapid economic growth. Each of these issues affects the triangular dynamic among China, India and the United States. A special feature of this volume is that it is an informed assessment of an under-researched theme-China's complex role in simultaneously promoting and inhibiting Indo-U.S. engagement. It examines the many shades of strategic ambiguity, reflected most recently in China's response to the historic Indo-U.S. civil nuclear initiative.
This work will be an important resource for all those interested in Asia's security politics, the American response to the rise of China and India and the changing dynamic of Asian balance of power.
List of contents
Foreword - Ambassador K Raghunath
Foreword - Francine R Frankel
Introduction - Alyssa Ayres
The Economic Architecture of China in Southeast and Central Asia - Nicholas R Lardy
China's Economic Resurgence and 'Flexible Coalitions' - Vivek Bharati
The Case of China and the Global Environment: Dizzying Growth, Devolution of Power, Environmental Disaster - Elizabeth Economy
Growing India-China Economies, Linked Environmental Concerns, and Emerging Scenarios - P S Ramakrishnan
Security Concerns and China's Military Capabilities: The Eagle, the Dragon, and the Elephant - Jasjit Singh
The Evolving Security Order in Asia: Implications for US-India Relations - David Shambaugh
Energy Security and the Future of Energy Cooperation: China - Kenneth Lieberthal
China's Quest for Energy Security-Implications for the World - Sudha Mahalingam
US and Indian Interests in India's Extended Neighborhood - Ashley J Tellis
India and Regional Security Interests - Vikram Sood
The Evolution of Sino-Indian Relations: Implications for the United States - C Raja Mohan
The Context and Purposes of US-India Strategic Cooperation - Richard J Ellings
Conclusion: Situating the Realignment - C Raja Mohan and Alyssa Ayres
About the author
Dr. Alyssa Ayres assumed her duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia in August 2010. Her portfolio includes India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives. She joined the Department of State from McLarty Associates, the Washington-based international strategic advisory firm, where she led the India and South Asia practice. Her previous experience in the State Department, a term as an International Affairs Fellow on staff of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, focused on South and Central Asia. Prior to that, Dr. Ayres worked in the nonprofit sector, also focused on South Asia: at the Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania; at the Asia Society in New York; and as an interpreter on mission with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
