Gordon, A. D. D.,

India's rise as an Asian power : nation, neighborhood, and region / Sandy Gordon. - Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xxxi, 264 pages .). - South Asia in World Affairs series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Governance and the "hybrid inheritance" -- Enmeshed dissonance in South Asia -- South Asian dissonance, global factors, and global power competition -- Wider regional implications -- The government response : domestic governance and security -- External strategies and challenges : from neighborhood to region.

India's Rise as an Asian Power examines India's rise to power and the obstacles it faces in the context of domestic governance and security, relationships and security issues with its South Asian neighbors, and international relations in the wider Asian region. Instead of a straight-line projection based on traditional measures of power such as population size, economic growth rates, and military spending, Sandy Gordon's nuanced view of India's rise focuses on the need of any rising power to develop the means to deal with challenges in its domestic, neighborhood (South Asia), and regional (con.



9781626161481


National security--India.


Electronic Books.

DS449 / .I535 2014