Contiguity, connectivity and access : the importance of the Bay of Bengal region in Indian foreign policy /: the importance of the Bay of Bengal region in Indian foreign policy. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Suranjan Das, Anita Sengupta.
• Editors: Das, Suranjan; Sengupta, Anita, 1969-
• Contents: Section 1: Imagining a Bay of Bengal Community: History, Literature and Diasporas 1. ‘Convergence’ across the Bay: Early Interactions and Exchanges between Regions of Eastern Sea-Board of India and Regions of Southeast Asia Suchandra Ghosh 2. Forging New Friendships through Oceanic Travels: Cosmopolitan and Nationalistic Ideas in Bengali Journals (late 19th and 20th centuries) Sarvani Gooptu 3. Locating the Bengali Revolutionaries in Burma (1923–33): As Reflected in the History and Literature of the Wider Migratory Culture of Bay of Bengal Susmita Mukerjee Section 2: The Contemporary Factors Shaping the Emergence of the Bay of Bengal Region as a Critical Strategic Theatre in Indian Foreign Policy 4. Projection of the ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative’ as a Strategic Endeavour: A Critical Survey Shantanu Chakrabarti 5. The Bay of Bengal as a Strategic Theatre: Trends in Narratives Anindya Jyoti Majumdar 6. India’s Bay of Bengal Strategy: Programme and Predicaments Subhadeep Bhattacharya Section 3: The Importance of Oceans to Strategy 7. The Strategic Significance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Assessing Anti-Access Area Denial Potential in the Bay of Bengal Vivek Mishra and Rushali Saha 8. India’s Littoral Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Region: Partnership and Beyond Sayantani Sen Majumdar 9. Piracy and Armed Robbery in Indian Ocean Region: Assessment, Challenges and the Way Forward Abhishek Mishra Section 4: Globalisation, Regionalism, and Indian Alternatives 10. Globalisation, Asian Regionalism and BIMSTEC: An International Political Economy Perspective Avipsu Haldar 11. The Bay of Bengal and the Politics of Strategic Geographies Pratnashree Basu and Oishee Majumdar 12. Power Projection in the Bay of Bengal: Comparing India and China’s Naval Strategies Urbi Das
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (186 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 327.54; India -- Foreign relations; Bengal, Bay of, Region -- Strategic aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000833706; 9781000833669
• Related ISBNs: 9781032429465
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