In his book, Managing Great Power Politics: ASEAN, Institutional Strategy and the South China Sea, Kei Koga examines the role of non-great powers in regional security institutions. He does so by exploring the ‘institutional strategies that ASEAN and ASEAN-led institutions have employed to manage great power politics in the South China Sea’ (SCS) (p.vii).

Jagannath P. Panda’s India–China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order is a welcome addition among the plethora of scholarship available on India–China relations, by bringing analysis of the bilateral relationship into the second decade of the 21st century.

South Korean president Park Geun-hye visited India in January 2014 after India and South Korea marked 40 years of diplomatic relations the previous year.1 These developments symbolise a burgeoning relationship between two of Asia’s leading economies and democracies. However, they have added significance as Asia undergoes a shift in the strategic balance of power.