Autorentext

Vivek Mishra is Deputy Director, Strategic Studies Program & Fellow, Americas, Observer Research Foundation's (ORF) Strategic Studies Programme in New Delhi, India. His work focuses on US foreign policy, domestic politics in the US, and America's role in the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific, particularly its role in shaping South Asian security. His other interests include Indo-US defence ties and great power competition.

Klappentext

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of US naval presence and strategy in one of the world's most strategically significant regions.

Inhalt

1 Evolution: US Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean

2 Dominance: Indian Ocean in Post-Cold War Strategy of the US

3 US Role in Tackling Non-traditional Security Threats Piracy and Terrorism

4 US Naval Relations with Regional Navies in the IOR

5 Conclusion

6 Annexure: Dominance, Competition and Adaptation: US Quest for a Strategic Trifecta