India's Strategy in the South China Sea International Relations in Southeast ...

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W3.CSS Template\n\nContact Us\n\nHave a Question? Get in touch today!\n\nVISIT SHOP ABOUT US VIEW FEEDBACK ADD TO FAVOURITE\n\nIndia's Strategy in the South China Sea (International Relations in Southeast Asia) New Book\n\nThe tensions in the South China Sea pose considerable challenges to the rules-based liberal international maritime order. The situation demonstrates the interplay between maritime nationalism and geostrategic rivalry; fuelling militarisation and endangering freedom of navigation, over-flight and exploitation of natural resources. China\u2019s dedicated \""terraclaims\"", land reclamation and island-building spree \u2013 enhanced with military surveillance, communications and logistics infrastructure-building in the form of port facilities, military installations and airstrips \u2013 have escalated these tensions. China declares that these territories are an integral part of its \""core interests\"", taking an uncompromising stance on the question of sovereignty and itse