India's Neighbourhood Challenges and Opportunities
India’s neighbourhood has witnessed crucial developments in the last decade: complex security challenges looming economic crises socio-political unrest border clashes China’s expanding engagement India’s rising profile and the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last eight years India has advocated the “Neighbourhood First” policy which ‘focuses on creating mutually beneficial people-oriented regional frameworks for stability and prosperity’. India’s neighbourhood presents complex dynamics and the challenges demand attention and serious consideration in its policy options. The versatile neighbourhood also offers opportunities for India to extend cooperation at the regional level and address common strategic economic social and security concerns. India’s Neighbourhood: Challenges and Opportunities with insights of leading experts is a timely contribution to academia practitioners and keen readers. The book fills a critical void in the domain of neighbourhood studies and comprehensively analyses India’s bilateral relations with Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan China Iran the Maldives Myanmar Nepal Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The book assesses the traditional security challenges like terrorism examines crucial non-traditional security issues (hydro-politics and climate change) scans the emerging dynamics of rare earth elements and evaluates the wider possibilities of India’s role in stirring regional cooperation in these key areas. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan and Bhutan) | India's Neighbourhood Challenges and Opportunities
