Samudra Manthan: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific

by C. Raja Mohan

Book Overview

Rising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to secure their growing interests, both nations are roiling the waters of the Indo-Pacific-the vast littoral stretching from Africa to Australasia.

Invoking a tale from Hindu mythology- Samudra Manthan or "to churn the ocean"-C. Raja Mohan tells the story of a Sino-Indian rivalry spilling over from the Great Himalayas into the Indian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870032712
• ISBN13: 9780870032714
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"