India's Naval Strategy and Asian Security

This book examines the dynamic tension between India's potential and limitations in the arena of naval strategy, within the context of Asian regional security.

Anit Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor in the South Asia Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. C. Raja Mohan is a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, and leads the Strategic Studies Initiative of the Foundation. He has published several books, including Samudra Manthan: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific (2013).

1. Introduction, Anit Mukherjee and C. Raja Mohan Part I: The Making of India's Naval Strategy 2. India's Maritime Strategy, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan 3. Tomorrow or Yesterday's Fleet? The Indian Navy's Operational Challenges, Iskander Luke Rehman 4. In the Far Seas: Projecting India's Naval Power, Abhijit Singh 5. The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier: The Andaman and Nicobar Command, Anit Mukherjee 6. India's Naval Diplomacy: the Unfinished Transitions, C. Raja Mohan Part II: The External Dimensions of India's Naval Strategy 7. India in the US Naval Strategy, Timothy D. Hoyt 8. "New Normal" in the Indo-Pacific: Sino-Indian Maritime Security Dilemma, Koh Swee Lean Collin 9. Looming Over the Horizon: Japan's Naval Engagement with India, Tomoko Kiyota 10. A Sea of Opportunity: Southeast Asia's Growing Naval Cooperation with India, Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto 11. India and Regional Maritime Security, Sam Bateman 12. India's Naval Moment, Anit Mukherjee and C. Raja Mohan