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Relative decline of the US and China’s rise has ushered in a transition of power in Asia. This is most evident in Beijing’s challenge to the US-led liberal security order in Asia. To arrest such a transition, Washington has declared its strategy of pivot toward the Asia-Pacific. Indian foreign policy stands at crossroads at a time when this power transition is unfolding in its vicinity.
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Pant, H.V., Joshi, Y. (2016). Power Transition in Asia and Indian Foreign Policy. In: The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy: Asia’s Evolving Balance of Power. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-55772-8_2
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