"India's Rise as an Asian Power" examines India's rise to power and the obstacles it faces in the context of domestic governance and security, relationships and security issues with its South Asian neighbors, and international relations in the wider Asian region. Instead of a straight-line projection based on traditional measures of power such as population size, economic growth rates, and military spending, Sandy Gordon's nuanced view of India's rise focuses on the need of any rising power to develop the means to deal with challenges in its domestic, neighborhood (South Asia), and regional (continental) spheres.

Terrorism, insurgency, border disputes, and water conflict and shortages are examples of some of India's domestic and regional challenges. Gordon argues that before it can assume the mantle of a genuine Asian power or world power, India must improve its governance and security; otherwise, its economic growth and human development will continue to be hindered and its vulnerabilities may be exploited by competitors in its South Asian neighborhood or the wider region. This book will appeal to students and scholars of India and South Asia, security studies, foreign policy, and comparative politics, as well as country and regional specialists.

South Asia has inherited a volatile ethnic, religious and social mix that generates powerful cross-currents of tension between the nations of the region. Within this setting India has placed its cards firmly on the table in its quest for regional great power status. The question is: can India continue to build on its military base and extend its strategic reach, or will the problems of a troubled nation and neighbourhood act as a restraint on its wider aspirations? And if it does eventually develop a strategic reach throughout the Indian Ocean, what kind of power is it likely to be? The papers which comprise this book, examine these and other questions and conclude that, while India may not yet be a power with any reach throughout the Indian Ocean, it is very much a question of "watch this space".

"India's Rise as an Asian Power" examines India's rise to power and the obstacles it faces in the context of domestic governance and security, relationships and security issues with its South Asian neighbors, and international relations in the wider Asian region. Instead of a straight-line projection based on traditional measures of power such as population size, economic growth rates, and military spending, Sandy Gordon's nuanced view of India's rise focuses on the need of any rising power to develop the means to deal with challenges in its domestic, neighborhood (South Asia), and regional (continental) spheres.

Terrorism, insurgency, border disputes, and water conflict and shortages are examples of some of India's domestic and regional challenges. Gordon argues that before it can assume the mantle of a genuine Asian power or world power, India must improve its governance and security; otherwise, its economic growth and human development will continue to be hindered and its vulnerabilities may be exploited by competitors in its South Asian neighborhood or the wider region. This book will appeal to students and scholars of India and South Asia, security studies, foreign policy, and comparative politics, as well as country and regional specialists.

The pursuit of excellence in sport depends on four key facets of performance, namely physical, technical, tactical and mental skills. However, when physical, technical and tactical skills are evenly matched, a common occurrence at elite level, it is the performer with greater levels of mental toughness that seems to prevail most often.

This book brings together the world 's leading researchers and practitioners working on mental toughness to discuss this vital ingredient of performance excellence in sport, to survey the latest research and to present cutting-edge developments in theory and professional practice. It explores key conceptual, methodological and practical issues including:

• what mental toughness is and is not
• how to measure mental toughness in sport
• how to develop mental toughness in sport
• mental toughness in other human performance settings, from business to coping and life skills.

Also highlighting important avenues for future research, Mental Toughness in Sport is essential reading for all advanced students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in sport psychology or performance sport.

This book presents the collection of extended papers by the invited keynote speakers and two early career awardees at the 11th ISSP World Congress of Sport Psychology. The 10 papers are grouped together in pairs in five different topics: Sport Psychology Theory and Practice; Sport Psychology Practice; Psychology of Exercise; Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology; Motor Skill and Expert Performance. The chapters reflect the range of important work in sports and exercise psychology, as well as clearly demonstrate the significant impact that the contributors have had on the field. Chapters in the book are destined to become classics in the field, pulling together substantial bodies of work by the presenters and their colleagues.

The pursuit of excellence in sport depends on four key facets of performance, namely physical, technical, tactical and mental skills. However, when physical, technical and tactical skills are evenly matched, a common occurrence at elite level, it is the performer with greater levels of mental toughness that seems to prevail most often.

This book brings together the world’s leading researchers and practitioners working on mental toughness to discuss this vital ingredient of performance excellence in sport, to survey the latest research and to present cutting-edge developments in theory and professional practice. It explores key conceptual, methodological and practical issues including:

what mental toughness is and is not

how to measure mental toughness in sport

how to develop mental toughness in sport

mental toughness in other human performance settings, from business to coping and life skills.

Also highlighting important avenues for future research, Mental Toughness in Sport is essential reading for all advanced students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in sport psychology or performance sport.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction to mental toughness in sport (Sandy Gordon and Daniel F. Gucciardi) Section 1 Understanding Mental Toughness Chapter 2. Mental toughness – A phenomenological perspective (Tom Fawcett) Chapter 3. Mental toughness and coping in sport (Adam R. Nicholls) Chapter 4. A social-cognitive framework for understanding and developing mental toughness in sport (Robert J. Harmison) Chapter 5. Who’s mental, who’s tough, and who’s both? Mutton constructs dressed up as lamb (Mark B. Andersen) Section 2 Measuring Mental Toughness Chapter 6. Development and validation of the Mental Toughness Inventory (MTI): A construct validation approach (S. Cory Middleton, Andrew J. Martin, and Herb W. Marsh) Chapter 7. Measuring mental toughness in sport: Current status and future directions (Daniel F. Gucciardi, Clifford J. Mallett, Stephanie J. Hanrahan, and Sandy Gordon) Section 3 Developing Mental Toughness Chapter 8. Mental toughness development: Issues, practical implications, and future directions (Declan Connaughton, Richard Thelwell, and Sheldon Hanton) Chapter 9. Mental toughness as a life skill (Dan Gould, Katherine Griffes, and Sarah Carson) Chapter 10. Understanding and developing the will to win: Perceptions of parents, coaches, and athletes (Clifford J. Mallett and Tristan J. Coulter) Chapter 11. Building mental toughness (Robert Weinberg and Joanne Butt) Conclusion Chapter 12. Mental toughness in sport: Past, present, and future (Daniel F. Gucciardi and Sandy Gordon)