With the US-China geostrategic competition heating up, it is an opportune time for South Korea, ASEAN and India to draw on their middle power status to bolster regional security and economic cooperation to protect their interests from any potential superpower fallout. This book investigates the diverse possibilities for collaboration within the India-ASEAN-ROK trilateral framework. It explores the various avenues of cooperation that this new trilateral initiative can benefit from, ranging from security, economic, institutional platforms and technology to sustainable development and climate change. The book provides regional perspectives on India, ASEAN and ROK to show the growing appetite in these countries for such trilateral initiatives and to forecast the challenges that may arise.
Lucid and topical, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of political science, international relations, diplomacy and strategic studies, as well as Southeast Asian, East Asian and South Asian studies. It will also be of use to thinktanks and policymakers interested in Indo-Pacific, India-ASEAN and India-ROK issues.
Edited by:
Harsh V Pant (Professor King's College London UK.),
Premesha Saha
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781032830605
ISBN 10: 1032830603
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 23 September 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Setting the Context: Middle Power Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific: The Case for an India-Korea-ASEAN Trilateral Cooperation Section 1: The Concept of Middle Powers and middle power diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific Chapter 1: South Korea: An Emerging Middle Power in the Indo-Pacific Chapter 2: India’s Indo-Pacific Reorientation Chapter 3: Indonesia in and with ASEAN: “Power” before “Middle Power” Section 2: Politics and diplomacy Chapter 4: Emerging Strategic Triangle: Assessing India-ASEAN-South Korea Relations Chapter 5: Existing Multilateral Platforms as a Facilitator for India-ASEAN-ROK Cooperation: A ROK Perspective Section 3: Defense and security (maritime, defense diplomacy, engagement, industry collaboration; cyber security and governance) Chapter 6: Defense Cooperation Between India, Indonesia and ROK Chapter 7: Emerging Contours of Indo-Pacific Security and Prospects for India-South Korea-ASEAN Cooperation Chapter 8: India-ASEAN-ROK Trilateral Defense and Security Cooperation: ROK Perspective Section 4: Sustainable development, environment and connectivity (Infrastructure development and connectivity; marine environmental, Blue Economy; climate change) Chapter 9: Sustainability, Connectivity, Environment: A Case for India-ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Chapter 10: Prospect for India-ASEAN-ROK Cooperation on Maritime Connectivity, Digital Deal and Green Policy: A View from Malaysia Chapter 11: Climate Diplomacy and Clean Energy Transition of Republic of Korea and Future Partnership with India Chapter 12: Dealing With Disasters: Opportunities For Asean-Rok-India Cooperation In Disaster Management And Mitigation Section 5: Economic cooperation, technology and trade (investments, favourable trading mechanism and environment, supply chain network) Chapter 13: 'India-ASEAN-ROK: Economic cooperation, trade and investment, supply chain networks- Korean perspective' Chapter 14: India-ROK- ASEAN Economic Cooperation in Trade: An Indian perspective Chapter 15: ASEAN-ROK-India: Leveraging the New Southern Policy for Triangular Cooperation Chapter 16: Global Competition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: The Potential for Collaboration Between South Korea and India
Harsh V Pant, Professor of International Relations, King’s College London, UK and Vice President for Studies at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India. Premesha Saha, Fellow, Indo-Pacific, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India.
