The Us Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy - by H Pant & Y Joshi (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

China's exponential rise and America's relative decline have led to a transition of power in contemporary Asia. The US pivot towards Asia is the most evident manifestation of such a transition, and Indian foreign policy shows signs of a hedging strategy, with attempts to strengthen ties with both China and the US.

Review Quotes

"Harsh Pant and Yogesh Joshi's book is a comprehensive study on India's responses to China's rise and the transition of power from an extant hegemon, the United States (US), to the rising challenger, China. ... This book is invaluable to anyone with an interest in Asian affairs. Its clear narrative, analytical strength and abundant examples make this a fascinating read, even for the layperson." (Ann Mary George, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Vol. 55 (2), 2017)

"This pithy and readable book examines India's responses to China's increasingly assertive approaches to its neighbours and to the US pivot to the Asia-Pacific, signaled by Barack Obama in late 2011. ... it provides one of the best short accounts of India's evolving approach to the changing strategic balance in the region." (Professor Ian Hall, Australian Institute of International Affairs, June, 2016)

About the Author

Harsh V. Pant is Professor of International Relations at King's College London, UK. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., USA. His current research is focused on Asian security issues.

Yogesh Joshi is a research scholar at the Center for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He has been a fellow at Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University, USA, and is currently an international PhD partnering fellow at Defence Studies Department, King's College London, UK.