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100			_aMohan, C. Raja _eauthor _910164
245			_aSamudra Manthan : _bSino-Indian rivalry in the Indo-Pacific / _cC. Raja Mohan
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2013.
300			_axii, 329 pages : _bmap ; _c24 cm
504			_aRising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to secure their growing interests, both nations are roiling the waters of the Indo-Pacific -- the vast littoral stretching from Africa to Australasia. Invoking a tale from Hindu mythology -- Samudra Manthan, or, to churn the ocean -- the author tells the story of a Sino-Indian rivalry spilling over from the Great Himalayas into the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He examines the prospects of mitigating the tensions and constructing a stable Indo-Pacific order. America, the dominant power in the area, is being drawn into the unfolding Sino-Indian competition. Despite the huge differences in the current naval capabilities of China, India, and the United States, the author argues that the three countries are locked in a triangular struggle destined to mold the future Indo-Pacific.
505			_a Introduction -- The structure of the rivalry -- In search of sea power -- Tacking to the blue waters -- Maritime nuclear power -- India's Pacific ambitions -- China eyes the Indian Ocean -- Circling the strategic islands -- Contesting the littoral -- Mitigating the security dilemma -- Ordering the Indo-Pacific -- Samudra manthan.
651			_aChina _xForeign relations _zIndia. _910165
651			_aIndia _xForeign relations _yChina. _910166
651			_aIndo-Pacific Region _xForeign relations. _910167
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