ABSTRACT
In Asia, two countries are undergoing a rise to major power status: China and India. China’s rise and its implications for the stability of the international system are the subject of much debate, while India gets less attention. Yet, like China, India’s economy is booming – albeit at a lower growth rate than China’s – and the Indians are developing an extraregional navy and air force. Moreover, the Indian leadership views their country as a potential great power and has, therefore, begun to articulate the type of regional and international order that it would like to exist within. This chapter thus looks first at India’s national objectives and grand strategy. Given these objectives, it then goes to discuss what security outcomes India would like to achieve in Asia – particularly in its relationship with China.
