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Indian Ocean and Maritime Security Competition Cooperation and Threat

This book provides a synoptic view of the Indian Ocean and maritime security in its contested waters. Using a historical approach it reveals vital links to events in the present day. The volume: Highlights the competition between major Asian powers to control the ‘String of Pearls’ — a reference to the Chinese attempts at controlling the Indian Ocean periphery. Shows that cooperation amongst the major powers of the region could abate the threat of the potential of conflict becoming global and inviting external intervention. Discusses India’s Look-East policy and the deepening relation between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Argues for the need of Indian Ocean states and particularly the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to look afresh at their political and security issues and common interests. Suggests measures for evolving a robust mechanism of maintaining the Indian Ocean as a sustainable zone of commerce energy security and peace rather than threat. A major contribution on a critical area in Asian geopolitics this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of international relations politics defence studies and maritime security studies along with strategic affairs experts and think tanks. | Indian Ocean and Maritime Security Competition Cooperation and Threat

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Ocean as Method Thinking with the Maritime

Ocean as Method presents a new way of thinking about the humanities and the social sciences. It explores maritime connections in social and humanistic research and puts forward an alternative to national histories and area studies. As global warming and rising sea levels ring alarm bells across the world the chapters in the volume argue that it is time to think through oceans to realign discourses which better understand our future. The volume: • Engages with the paradigms of oceanic narratives to identify connections between continents through trade migration and economic processes thinking beyond the artificial distinctions between the Pacific Atlantic and Indian Oceans; • Discusses oceanic travel accounts by Muslim travellers to counter the idea that the colonial era was marked by European travel to Asia and Africa without a counterflow of “native travel”; •Examines the connections between South Africa South Asia and South East Asia through histories of Indian indenture and the slave trade and engages with the idea of the ocean and enforced movement; •Compares and connects recent scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities centring the ocean to break away from inherited paradigms which have shaped world history so far. As a unique transdisciplinary collaboration this volume will be of much interest to scholars and researchers of history especially oceanic history historiography critical theory literature geography and Global South studies. | Ocean as Method Thinking with the Maritime

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The Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World

This book examines knowledge traditions that held together the fluid and overlapping maritime worlds of the Indian Ocean in the premodern period as evident in the material and archaeological record. It breaks new ground by shifting the focus from studying cross-pollination of ideas from textual sources to identifying this exchange of ideas in archaeological and historical documentation. The themes covered in the book include conceptualization of the seas and maritime landscapes in Sanskrit Arabic and Chinese narratives; materiality of knowledge production as indicated in the archaeological record of communities where writing on stone first appears; and anchoring the coasts not only through an understanding of littoral shrines and ritual landscapes but also by an analysis of religious imagery on coins more so at the time of the introduction of new religions such as Islam in the Indian Ocean around the eighth century. This volume will be of great interest to researchers and scholars of archaeology anthropology museum and heritage studies Indian Ocean studies maritime studies South and Southeast Asian studies religious studies and cultural studies. | The Archaeology of Knowledge Traditions of the Indian Ocean World

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Underwater Domain Awareness Case for India

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the emerging underwater challenges facing India in the Indian Ocean region. With major economic powers like China the United States and Russia modernising their submarine fleets and building advanced unmanned underwater vessels to enhance surveillance capabilities the competition in the Indo-Pacific underwater domain has intensified. The book · Focuses on the issues of detecting tracking and classifying submarines/underwater drones in the Indian Ocean. · Examines the Indian Navy’s present anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities in combating underwater threats and discusses the scope for inter-agency inter-departmental cooperation framework to monitor the undersea activity in the region. · Studies the naval composition and strengths of India and other countries in the neighbourhood and reviews maritime domain awareness practices employed by leading navies including NATO for submarine detection. · Assesses the technology development efforts to deal with these challenges and brings out recommendations. An expert study of undersea surveillance this book will be indispensable to students and researchers of military and strategic studies defence studies critical security conflict resolution intelligence studies and security studies. It will also be of interest to governments naval establishments think tanks and public policy institutes. | Underwater Domain Awareness Case for India

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The Buddha in Sri Lanka Histories and Stories

This book examines culture religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’ the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This work offers a restorative interpretation of Buddhist myths in contrast to the perspective involving deconstruction. The book deals with a range of themes connected with Buddhism including oral traditions and stories the religious pantheon philosophy emotions reform movements questions of identity and culture and issues of modernity. This fascinating volume will greatly interest students teachers and researchers of religion and philosophy especially Buddhism ethics cultural studies social and cultural anthropology Sri Lanka and modern South Asian history. | The Buddha in Sri Lanka Histories and Stories

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Shakespeare in Tehran Meeting the Mothers of Those Who Lead the Iranian Revolution of Woman Life Freedom

Shakespeare in Tehran is a personal history of Iran through the eyes of an award-winning Iranian American artist. Drawing on parallels between life and the stage it uses A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a roadmap to explore social political economic and cultural aspects of Iran before and after the revolution of 1979. Through first-person accounts interspersed with emotional reflections of the universal human experience it delves into the historical and sociological context of a divided country. Storytelling flashbacks and flashforwards paint an intimate picture of public life in Iran in a time of uncertainty. Accessible engaging and nuanced this volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics history theater and performance studies and West Asian studies. | Shakespeare in Tehran Meeting the Mothers of Those Who Lead the Iranian Revolution of Woman Life Freedom

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India’s Great Power Politics Managing China’s Rise

This book examines India’s foreign and defence policy changes in response to China’s growing economic and military power and increased footprint across the Indo-Pacific. It further explores India’s role in the rivalry between China and the United States. The book looks at the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region in the Indo-Pacific geopolitical landscape and how India is managing China’s rise by combining economic cooperation with a wide set of balancing strategies. The authors in this book critically analyse the various tools of Indian foreign policy including defence posture security alignments and soft power diplomacy among others and discuss the future trajectory of India’s foreign policy and the factors which will determine the balance of power in the region and the potential risks involved. The book provides detailed insights into the multifaceted and complex relationship between India and China and will be of great interest to researchers and students of international relations Asian studies political science and economics. It will also be useful for policymakers journalists and think tanks interested in the India–China relationship. | India’s Great Power Politics Managing China’s Rise

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The Chinese Shadow on India’s Eastward Engagement The Energy Security Dimension

India one of the largest importers of oil in the world has been diversifying its energy resource options and moving towards greater energy security. This book analyses India’s potential for building energy ties in the Asia–Pacific considering the global and regional power politics. Facing China’s growing influence in Asia India’s eastward engagement with its extended neighbours has been entrenched in its Act East Policy and institutional commitments towards Southeast Asia. This volume focuses on diverse facets of energy security beyond the traditional understanding of demand and supply and price and stability. It examines India’s energy sector its dependence on hydrocarbons and the push towards renewable and alternate energy resources. It further looks at the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea regions in geopolitical negotiations from an energy perspective and how China’s influence in the region will affect India’s moves towards greater energy cooperation with the countries of East Asia. With contributions by leading experts the volume seeks to fill a major void in this theme and cater to the needs of a variety of audiences including academics policymakers and experts in international relations geopolitics and geoeconomics and professionals in the field of energy studies. | The Chinese Shadow on India’s Eastward Engagement The Energy Security Dimension

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Kala Pani Crossings Gender and Diaspora Indian Perspectives

This volume explores the intersections of diaspora and gender within the diasporic and Indian imagination. It investigates the ways in which race class caste gender and sexuality intersect with concepts of home belonging displacement and the reinvention of the nation and of self. Positioning itself as a companion to Kala Pani Crossings: Revisiting 19th century Migrations from India’s Perspective (Routledge 2021) the present book examines whether indentureship and diasporic locations marginalised women and men or empowered them; how negotiations or resistances have been determined by race class caste or ethnicity; how traditional standards of Indianness and gender relations have been reshaped; how ideas of home self and the nation have been impacted in the diaspora and in India after the 19th and early 20th century indentureship migration; and what 21st century Indians stand to gain by theorizing the legacy of 19th century indenture through a gender framework. To understand how fiction and non-fiction writers have negotiated the legacy of indentureship to create spaces where normative practices can be interrogated and challenged the book gives pride of place to interviews with writers such as Cyril Dabydeen Ananda Devi Ramabai Espinet Davina Ittoo Brij Lal Peggy Mohan Shani Mootoo and Khal Torabully. Thus rooted in critical analyses but also in subjective and creative perspectives this volume is a major intervention in understanding Indian indenture and its legacy in the diaspora and in India. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature history Indian Ocean studies migration and South Asian studies. | Kala Pani Crossings Gender and Diaspora Indian Perspectives

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