COMRADES AND MULLAHS :China, Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics
Language: English Publication details: Haryana Harper Collins 2022Edition: 1Description: 277ISBN:- 9789354895210
- 327.510581 ANA/CO
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 327.510581 ANA/CO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | E197263 |
Browsing Ernakulam Public Library shelves, Shelving location: General Stacks, Collection: Non-fiction Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
327.51054 VIP/IN INDIA'S RELATION WITH ASIAN COUNTRIES | 327.5105491 MOH INDIA CHINA AND PAKISTAN RELATIONS | 327.5105491 NAR/IN INDIA,CHINA AND PAKISTAN : Major Issues of Dispute | 327.510581 ANA/CO COMRADES AND MULLAHS | 327.54 AGA AGARTALA DOCTRINE : Proactive Northeast in indian Foreign Policy | 327.54 AGA/IN INDIAN INDUSTRIALISATION TRAJECTORY REDEFINED : | 327.54 CHA/IN INDO-PAK RELATIONS AND KASHMIR PROBLEM |
Americas withdrawal from Afghanistan was a historical event that left a lasting impact on both Afghanistans future and on Asian geopolitics. It also brought China into focus. This book traces the emergence of China as a key player in Afghanistan, and the evolution of Chinas Afghan policy with a focus on its relations with the Taliban. This emergence amid the US exit is a potentially game-changing development for the region, even if questions remain about Beijings appetite to step in to fill the void and the limits of its ambitions.
The book will examine what Beijings interests are and the drivers of its foreign policy, and specifically how its new Silk Road project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is shaping China-Afghan relations. It will delve deep into the evolution of the BRI and how Afghanistan has emerged as a key focal point on the corridor heading west from Xinjiang. The book will also look at the Xinjiang factor, drawing on the authors travels to Chinas western frontiers, as well as the internal dynamics that are pushing Beijings westward march. It will examine the rise of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the terror groups that are leading to an increasingly securitized approach to Chinas western regions and beyond, including with possible Chinese plans to deploy special forces along the China-Afghan border areas in the Wakhan corridor and Badakhshan region.
Chinas Afghan engagement is also deepening the all weather alliance between China and Pakistan, with Beijing increasingly leaning on Islamabad, particularly in its outreach to the Taliban and elements in Afghanistan long supported by the Pakistani state, a perennial source of tension between Islamabad and Kabul. The book will look at how both countries are approaching the Afghan issue and the implications for India, especially Kashmir.
There are no comments on this title.