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This book analyses the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security
complex and a strategic space of central importance and also looks
at its prospective future. As well as US-China rivalry, the
India-China rivalry is now the defining factor in the Indian Ocean
- irrespective of the strategic asymmetry. This new situation has
opened a space for middle-powers, old and new, to intervene. The
authors argue that this situation may turn into an additional
source of instability and that the creation of an inclusive and
comprehensive regional security architecture, as well as the
strengthening of regional multilateralism, should be the priority
of all stakeholders in the coming decade.
Since its independence in 1991 Tajikistan has suffered a painful
series of political crises followed by a civil war, still
continuing, whose repercussions extend far beyond its borders. This
work examines the causes of the turmoil, and analyses, through the
case of Tajikistan, social and political dynamics at work
throughout Central Asia. The book is the work of eleven Central
Asian experts from different disciplinary backgrounds, and provides
new insight into questions as varied as clan and local identity,
the political construction of ethnicity and the role of
peacekeeping forces.
Since its independence in 1991, Tajikstan has suffered a series of
political crises followed by a civil war, whose repercussions
extend far beyond its borders. This work examines the causes of the
turmoil, and analyzes, through the case of Tajikstan, social and
political dynamics at work through Central Asia. It offers insight
into questions as varied as clan and local identity, the political
construction of ethnicity and the role of peacekeeping forces. The
first part deals with the difficulty of building a national
identity. It traces the slow and incomplete creation of Tajikstan
during the Soviet period, assesses "perestroika's" unsettling
effect on local power balances, and discusses the struggle between
the old oligarchy and the new elites which have tried to emerge
since independence. The second part deals with foreign influences
on the conflict, with studies of the roles of Russia, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iran and Uzbekistan, as well as the potential impact of
the conflict on the stability of the rest of Central Asia. The
third part examines the traumatic humanitarian and human rights
consequences of Tajikstan's fall from the tightrope of post-Soviet
transition.
This book analyses the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security
complex and a strategic space of central importance and also looks
at its prospective future. As well as US-China rivalry, the
India-China rivalry is now the defining factor in the Indian Ocean
- irrespective of the strategic asymmetry. This new situation has
opened a space for middle-powers, old and new, to intervene. The
authors argue that this situation may turn into an additional
source of instability and that the creation of an inclusive and
comprehensive regional security architecture, as well as the
strengthening of regional multilateralism, should be the priority
of all stakeholders in the coming decade.
India Turns East tells the story of India's long and difficult
journey to reclaim its status in a rapidly changing Asian
environment increasingly shaped by the USChina rivalry and the
uncertainties of US commitment to Asia's security. Launched by then
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in 1992, the Look East policy
initially aimed at reconnecting India with Asia's economic
globalisation. As China became more assertive, Look East rapidly
evolved into a comprehensive strategy with political and military
dimensions and, in the past decade, has begun to attract US
attention. Frederic Grare argues that, despite this rapprochement,
the congruence of Indian and US objectives regarding China is not
absolute. The two countries share similar concerns, but differ in
their tactics as well as their thoughts about the role China should
play in the emerging regional architecture. Moreover, though
bilateral US policies are usually perceived positively in New
Delhi, paradoxically, the multilateral dimensions of the US
Rebalance to Asia policy sometimes pushes New Delhi closer to
Beijing's positions than to Washington's. This important new book
explores some of the possible ways out of India's 'Eastern'
dilemma.
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