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India's Rise as an Asian Power: Nation, Neighborhood, and Region (South Asia in World Affairs series) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 12: South Asia in World Affairs series

Gordon, Sandy

 
9781626161108: India's Rise as an Asian Power: Nation, Neighborhood, and Region (South Asia in World Affairs series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1626161100 ISBN 13: 9781626161108
Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Gordon's book examines India's rise and the obstacles to it at three levels: domestic governance and security, South Asian relationships and security, and its wider Asian international relations beyond its neighborhood. Rather than assessing India's rise according to a straight-line projection based on traditional measures of power such as population size, economic growth rates, and military spending, Gordon provides a nuanced view based on the need of any rising power to develop the means to deal with challenges in its domestic, neighborhood (South Asia), and regional (continental) spheres. Before India can assume the mantle of a genuine Asian power or world power, it needs to create better governance and be more secure. Terrorism, insurgency, border disputes, and water conflict and shortages are examples of some of these challenges. Poor governance and domestic unrest will continue to hinder economic growth and human development, and if India is not secure in its South Asian neighborhood, this vulnerability will be exploited by competitors.

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About the Author

Sandy (Alexander) Gordon is a visiting fellow at the College of Asia and the Pacific at Australian National University (ANU). Previously, he worked as an academic at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), Wollongong University, and at ANU, from where he retired as professor in 2011. As a public servant, he worked in Australia's Office of National Assessments; AusAID; as executive director of the Asian Studies Council; and as head of intelligence, Australian Federal Police. He is the author of several books.

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Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1626161100
ISBN 13 
9781626161108
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
256