The Indo‑Pacific has emerged as the defining theatre of twenty‑first‑century geopolitics, where maritime rivalries, multilateralism, and strategic trade‑offs converge. This book provides empirically grounded analysis of India’s evolving engagement...
The Indo‑Pacific has emerged as the defining theatre of twenty‑first‑century geopolitics, where maritime rivalries, multilateralism, and strategic trade‑offs converge. This book provides empirically grounded analysis of India’s evolving engagement with the Indo‑Pacific order. Drawing on debates from Neo‑Mandala to ASEAN’s centrality and frameworks such as AEP, BRI, QUAD, and AUKUS, it examines India’s role as a net security provider, navigating sea denial strategies, integrated deterrence, and the security‑economic nexus. By exploring dual‑track economic diplomacy, human security concerns, and the Dharma‑Realpolitik paradox, the study situates India’s choices within contested regional transformations, offering critical insights into sovereignty, cooperation, and strategic autonomy in a rapidly shifting global landscape.