Contemporary Strategic Concerns: Making India’s Presence Felt

Book Code: 1111036803000

Editor: Dr. Sitakanta Mishra, Dr. Banita Mahanandia, Dr. Gyanaranjan Swain

ABOUT THE VOLUME

The volume reverberates essentially one strategic theme, i.e., India is poised to become a global leader, and currently a prominent rising power which has set very high benchmarks in many domains. The maturity of its political system, resilience of its economic framework, age-old social fabric, its ‘emerging power’ status, etc. make it a country of great interest for policymakers, researchers and scholars around the world. But while many of India’s threats and conflicts are strategized and discussed within the confines of security and strategic studies within the conventional international relations perspectives, many less visible challenges emerge, impacting significantly India’s unity and integrity. The attempt therefore is to probe how to make sense of the roots of those strategic concerns and amicably address them. The volume incorporates a range of contemporary concerns: national security encompassing comprehensive national security and human security; Foreign policy including bilateral and multilateralism; Global concerns involving energy security, migration, multilateral grouping, etc.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Dr. Sitakanta Mishra is currently the Dean of the School of Liberal Studies of Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU, formerly PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India).

 

Dr. Banita Mahanandia is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Political Science, Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha (India).

 

Dr. Gyanaranjan Swain is a Professor of Political Science in Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur, Odisha, (India).

CONTENTS

Introduction: Making India’s Presence Felt ............................................................................................................................................................................7
– Sitakanta Mishra, Banita Mahanandia, Gyanaranjan Swain

1. A Roadmap for India’s National Security Strategy: Priorities and Challenges ...............................................................................................................15
– Neeraj Singh Manhas

2. Russia-Ukraine Crisis: How Did the World Respond?......................................................................................................................................................31
– Rajaram Panda

3. Sino-Russia Cooperation to Challenge US Hegemony: Concerns for India ....................................................................................................................51
– Singh Subhalaxmi Baidhar, Prasanna Kumar Panda

4. Reimagining Kosli Identity through Human Security Approach ......................................................................................................................................67
– Shankar Chhatria

5. Issue of Migration in Indo-Bangladesh Relations: Challenges for Human Security.......................................................................................................83
– Duryodhan Nahak

6. India-Vietnam Partnership and the China Factor: Assessing Human Security in the Indian Ocean Region.................................................................99
– Navonil Dey

7. The Future of the Indian Ocean in the New Cold War Era: Certainties and Imponderables........................................................................................121
– Shreya Das

8. India’s Dynamic Foreign Policy: Indo-Pacific Strategy and Balancing Role in Quad....................................................................................................141
– Naresh Kumar Behera

9. India’s Role in QUAD.......................................................................................................................................................................................................157
– Gopika Pavithran

10. The QUAD and India-China Relation: An Indian Perspective.....................................................................................................................................165
– Kalpesh Bag

11. Securing the Tide: The Grand Design of Aspiring India for the Indian Ocean............................................................................................................185
– Subham Tripathy

12. Unravelling Ethnic Gulf in Manipur: A Land at Crossroads ........................................................................................................................................201
– Keshab Chandra Ratha

13. Human Trafficking: An Overlooked Security Threat to India .....................................................................................................................................213
– Priyanka Masant

14. India and the Road to G20 Presidency: Evolution, Trajectory and The Way Forward................................................................................................223
– Mohammed Badrul Alam & Reyaz Ahmad Ganaie

15. India’s G20 Presidency: Strengthening Multilateralism for the 21st Century.............................................................................................................239
– Neeraj Singh Manhas

16. The Competitive Edge of G-20 in Multilateral Negotiations to Further Inclusive Global Digital Economy..............................................................255
– Nisarg Jani

17. Nuclear Energy is a Non-negotiable Choice: A G-20 Approach...................................................................................................................................273
– Reshmi Kazi

About the Editors ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................291

About the Contributors .........................................................................................................................................................................................................293