Overview

This book focuses on the increasing contest and limited cooperation between India and China in Southeast Asia, which is beyond their shared border. This sort of engagement shows how their bilateral tensions are also playing out in the extraterritorial region where the two countries are involved because of history, economics, and security reasons.

Content and Themes

Chapters in this book look at the various facets of their engagements in Southeast Asia. It contains both thematic and bilateral issues. Some of the chapters such as on infrastructure, defence etc takes stock of India-China engagements in Southeast Asia, while others mainly deal with how the two Asian powers interact with the individual countries of the region.

Benefits for Readers

The readers will benefit from this comprehensive volume in following ways: (a) They will come to know how and why Southeast Asia is an important region for India and China; (b) They will get an idea of how India and China are trying to engage with Southeast Asia as a region and at the bilateral level; (c) The readers will understand the role of the Diasporas in linking their respective country of origin with the States they live in; and (d) the readers will get aware of how the Asian powers are contesting against each other in the Southeast Asia region for their benefits.