Session 06

India’s future in the Asia

Indian role in South East Asia. Will there be an Indian Century ? Where is the position of India and will we have clash between India and China as two most populous nations ? What about Pakistan as the rival of India ?

Required Reading:

·        Efstathopoulos, Charalampos. 2011. "Reinterpreting India's Rise through the Middle Power Prism." Asian Journal Of Political Science 19, no. 1: 74-95. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed August 28, 2017).

Suggested Readings:

·        Narlikar, Amrita. 2007. "All that Glitters is not Gold: India's rise to power." Third World Quarterly 28, no. 5: 983-996. Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed August 28, 2017).

Indian security dilemma: Pakistan

Pakistani security and its rapprochement to China. What will India say about the new partnership?

Required Reading:

·        Malik, Ahmed Ijaz. 2016. "Democratic Peace, Pakistan-India relations and the possibilities of economic cooperation in South Asia." South Asian Studies (1026-678X) 31, no. 1: 223-244. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed August 28, 2017).

Suggested Readings:

·        Naseem, Naheeda. 2014. "Geopolitical Value of Gwader for the Region (Mainly for Pakistan, China and the Region)." South Asian Studies (1026-678X) 29, no. 2: 519-530. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed August 28, 2017).

Session 07

Final Discussion and Conclusion