Asian Juggernaut : The Rise of China, India and Japan [Hardcover]

Brahma Chellaney (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1, 2006

A revelatory narrative marked by an incisive and insightful analysis of Asia's pivotal role on the world stageA resurgent Asia is now emerging as the global pivot. With the world's fastest-growing markets, fastest-rising military expenditures and most serious hot spots, Asia holds the key to the future global order. Underpinning its renaissance, Asia has become the world's economic locomotive even as its arts, fashion and cuisine regain international recognition. Yet, with interstate competition sharpening, Asia faces complex security, energy and developmental challenges in an era of globalization, including how to move beyond historical legacies and tap its dynamism for greater prosperity and well-being. The colossal shift in global geopolitics presents new opportunities to Asia and tests its ability to assume a bigger role in international relations.This book examines the ascent of Asia by focusing on its three main powers China, India and Japan. A qualitative reordering of power in an Asia characterized by tectonic shifts is challenging strategic stability and affecting equations between these powers. How the ChinaJapan, ChinaIndia and JapanIndia equations evolve in the coming years will have a crucial bearing on Asian and global security. Constituting a strategic triangle, these powers are Asia's largest economies. Their interests are getting so intertwined that the pursuit of unilateral solutions by any one of them will disturb the peaceful environment on which their continued economic growth and security depend. The author analyses the ramifications of the emerging Chinese colossus. He also highlights the fact that Japan's quiet, undeclared transition from pacifism to a 'normal' state will help shape the future of Asian and global geopolitics. Even as it has reinvigorated its military ties with the United States, Japan is beginning to rethink its security and international role. The third major Asian player, India, is coming of age by displaying greater realism in economic and foreign policies and moving towards geopolitical pragmatism. India now recognizes that it can wield international power only by building up its economic and military strength. A strong China, a strong Japan and a strong India need to find ways to reconcile their interests in Asia so that they can peacefully coexist and prosper. Given that these powers have not all been strong at the same time before in history, stable political relationships between them are central to Asian security. The book sets out how all states in Asia could benefit from cooperative approaches in which China, India and Japan take the lead.

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Brahma Chellaney is one of Indias leading strategic thinkers and analysts. He is also a well-known television commentator on international affairs. Professor Chellaney has published research papers in International Security, Orbis, Survival, Washington Quarterly, Security Studies, Terrorism and other journals. As a newspaper columnist, he writes opinion articles for the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Japan Times, Hindustan Times, Asian Age and, occasionally, The New York Times. In 1985, he won a Citation for Excellence from the Overseas Press Club (OPC), New York. He holds a PhD in arms control. Presently, he is professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research, an independent think-tank in New Delhi, and a member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by the foreign minister of India. A specialist on international-security issues, Professor Chellaney has held appointments at the Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the Johns Hopkins Universitys School of Advanced International Studies and the Australian National University. This is his fourth book

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8172236506
• ISBN-13: 978-8172236502
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,589,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Brahma Chellaney is an Asian geostrategist and the author, most recently, of Water: Asia's New Battleground (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2011). His previous book, Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India, and Japan (New York: Harper Paperback, 2010), was an international bestseller.

Presently, he is professor of strategic studies at the independent Center for Policy Research; a fellow of the Norwegian Nobel Institute; a trustee of the National Book Trust of India; and an affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London. He has served as a member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by the foreign minister of India. Before that, he was an adviser to India's National Security Council, serving as convener of the External Security Group of the National Security Advisory Board.

As a specialist on international strategic issues, he held appointments at Harvard University, the Brookings Institution, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and the Australian National University. He is also a columnist and commentator. His opinion articles have been published in the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, The Hindu, Times of India, Economic Times, Mint, Japan Times, La Vanguardia, Straits Times, South China Morning Post, and other important newspapers. And he has often appeared on CNN and BBC, among others.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Major Concerns for Asia in the next Fifty Years., April 20, 2010

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This review is from: Asian Juggernaut : The Rise of China, India and Japan (Hardcover)

A very thorough, well researched and extensively documented book with penetrating analysis of the competition between China, Japan, and India for natural resources and leadership in Asia.

I was most impressed by the extensive documentation of Chinese military activities to contain India, including aggression from Tibet, military activities in Pakistan and Burma, projection of sea power into the Indian Ocean, and cartographic aggression on Chinese maps of Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

Agrarian unrest in China is another uncertainty that has been growing, and there is no way to know if the Communist Party can contain it over the long term.

An interesting section on the the Chinese use of fanciful history, where they use legends or interpret or reinvent history to justify otherwise weak claims to Tibet, Taiwan, the Spratly Islands, Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh.

Where China has the most conflict with India and Japan is over oil. All of them are very dependent on the Middle East, particularly Iran. That is why China has been using its membership on the UN Security Council to protect Iran from nuclear sanctions.

Extensive source lists for every chapter, and an appendix with the full text of significant diplomatic documents.

5.0 out of 5 stars The best overview of Asian geopolitics, January 1, 2012

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This review is from: Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India, and Japan (Paperback)

At a time when Asia is beginning to shape our world, this book provides an excellent overview of the strengths and challenges of Asia. It places various issues in a larger geopolitical framework. In other words, it examines the pressing issues challenging Asia without losing sight of the big picture.

Much of the book is about where Asia may be headed. To emphasize Asia's rise and continuing challenges, it offers a fascinating comparison of China, India, and Japan, the main Asian powers and largest economies. It is written in a very readable style and often allows facts to speak for themselves.