China on the Horizon: India's 'Look East' policy gathers momentum

TY - JOUR

T1 - China on the Horizon

T2 - India's 'Look East' policy gathers momentum

AU - Pant, Harsh V.

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - While the world has been focusing on China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, Beijing and Delhi are also engaged in a quiet struggle in the contested waters. By putting up for international bidding the same oil block that India had obtained from Vietnam for exploration, China has thrown down a gauntlet.1 By deciding to stay put in the assigned block, India has indicated it's ready to take up the Chinese challenge. At stake is Chinese opposition to India's claim to be a regional power in the larger Asian strategic setting. India is trying to emerge as a credible regional balancer but it has a long way to go.

AB - While the world has been focusing on China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, Beijing and Delhi are also engaged in a quiet struggle in the contested waters. By putting up for international bidding the same oil block that India had obtained from Vietnam for exploration, China has thrown down a gauntlet.1 By deciding to stay put in the assigned block, India has indicated it's ready to take up the Chinese challenge. At stake is Chinese opposition to India's claim to be a regional power in the larger Asian strategic setting. India is trying to emerge as a credible regional balancer but it has a long way to go.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.orbis.2013.05.007

DO - 10.1016/j.orbis.2013.05.007

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84880665029

SN - 0030-4387

VL - 57

SP - 453

EP - 466

JO - ORBIS

JF - ORBIS

IS - 3

ER -