Asia between Multipolarism and Multipolarity

About The Book

This book aims to map the Asian power trajectory and the continent’s contemporary journey towards greater multipolarity. This volume examines the impact of plurilateral and multilateral dialogues and cooperative mechanisms on Asia’s security and economic architecture. It is based on the proceedings of the thought-provoking 20th edition of the Asian Security Conference which was held from March 26-28, 2019 at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

About The Editors

Sujan R. Chinoy • Jagannath P. Panda: Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. A career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service from 1981-2018, he was India’s Ambassador to Japan and Mexico. He is an expert on China, Japan, the Indo-Pacific and politico-security aspects of India’s foreign policy.

Dr. Jagannath P. Panda is a Research Fellow and Centre Coordinator for East Asia at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He is the Series Editor for “Routledge Studies on Think Asia”.

Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Maps

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Introduction – Sujan R. Chinoy

PART I – Debating a Multipolar Asia

1. The Geo-economics of Multipolarity – Sanjaya Baru

2. India and the Multipolar World: Need for a New Narrative – Arvind Gupta

3. Beijing’s Vision of the Asian Order: Promoting a Community of Shared Future – Jingdong Yuan

4. The United States’ Indo-Pacific Policies Debate – Satu Limaye

5. The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU): Eurasian Order and Russia-China Relations – Sergey Lukonin

6. Australia, the Indo-Pacific Idea and a Multipolar Order – Peter Drysdale

PART II – Reframing the Regional Architecture

7. Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and China’s Approach to Regionalism – Zhang Zhenjiang

8. Why AIIB, Not BRI? India’s Fine Balance on China – Jagannath P. Panda

9. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Future of Regional Integration in Central Asia – Mirzokhid Rakhimov

10. RCEP and Indo-Pacific Economic Integration –Tomoo Kikuchi and Kensuke Yanagida

11. Indonesia’s Rise: With or Without BRICS – Endy Bayuni

12. China’s BRICS Vision and the Asian Order – Hu Xiaowen

13. The Russian Vision of BRICS in the Context of a Multipolar Order in Asia – Elena Boykova

PART III – The Evolving Indo-Pacific Order

14. Maritime Security in Indo-Pacific: An American Perception – J. Mohan Malik

15. United Kingdom’s Foreign Policy and Indo-Pacific Security – John Hemmings

16. Achieving a Free and Open Indo-Pacific through the Quad Framework: A Japanese Perspective – Hideshi Tokuchi

17. India and the Idea of Indo-Pacific: A Hesitant Embrace? – Abhay Kumar Singh

18. The Indo-Pacific: China’s Perception – Zeng Xiangyu

19. Russia’s Vision of an Asian Security Order – Georgy Toloraya and Valeriia Gorbacheva

20. Sri Lanka and the Maritime Security Order in the Indian Ocean – Jayanath Colombage

PART IV – Managing Contests and Security Concerns in Asia

21. Philippines and Maritime Security Order in Southeast Asia – Renato Cruz De Castro

22. The US, China and the Asian Security Order by 2025: A Taiwanese Perspective – Arthur Shuhfan Ding

23. Denuclearisation on Alert: Reshaping Security Order on the Korean Peninsula – Ji Yeon-jung

24. From Alliance to Networks: Managing India’s Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region – Swaran Singh

25. India and the Terrorism-Military Nexus in South Asia – Manoj Joshi

PART V – Differences and Disputes in Asia

26. The Future of India-Pakistan Ties – Ashok Behuria

27. India-China Border Question: The Way Ahead – Zhang Jiadong and Wei Han

28. India-China Boundary Question: An Indian Perspective – S L Narasimhan

29. Building an ASEAN-led Rules-based Order in the Indo-Pacific –Ha Anh Tuan

PART VI – Energy, Geopolitics and Maritime Dimensions

30. Bangladesh and the Geo-Politics of Bay of Bengal – Shamsher M. Chowdhury

31. Energy Security and Development: India’s Balance between Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities – Shebonti Ray Dadwal

32. Oil, Ports and Hard Power: Shifting Balance of Power in the Gulf and Horn of Africa – Brendon J. Cannon

33. Global Commerce and the Sea Lines of Communication in the Indian Ocean: A Sri Lankan Perspective – Rohan Masakorala