Tag: Asian regionalism

• Book Review: India-Southeast Asia-China Triangular Dynamics

  Originally published as Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Insights on a Triangular Relationship’, The Book Review, Vol. XLI, No. 12, December 2017, 12-13. Amitav Acharya. East of India, South of China: Indian Encounters in Southeast Asia (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017). Karen Stoll Farrell and Sumit Ganguly (eds) Heading East: Security, Trade, and Environment between India…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  15 January 2018

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, ASEAN, Asian regionalism, Bandung, Brahmaputra river, Chinese foreign policy, democracy, environment, hegemony, Indian foreign policy, Jawaharlal Nehru, Myanmar, Northeast India, physical connectivity, Zhou Enlai

• China and its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam

  Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh (editors), China and Its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (New Delhi: Pentagon, 2017).

  Jabin T. Jacob

  21 September 2017

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Political Parties, War and Conflict

  ‘belt and road’ initiative (BRI)/(OBOR), ASEAN, Asian regionalism, Cambodia, Chinese economy, Chinese foreign policy, Communist Part of Vietnam, Communist Party of China (CPC), FTA, Indian foreign policy, maritime security, Mekong, Mongolia, Pakistan, Quadrilateral Initiative, Sino-Vietnamese relations, Trans-Pacific Partnership

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Promise and Responsibility

  Asian nations, many of which got rid of imperialism only a few decades ago, will not want to replace Western dominance with Chinese political and economic hegemony.

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 January 2015

  Foreign Policy

  Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Asian regionalism, BRICS, Chinese foreign policy, infrastructure development, Silk Roads strategy

• Issues and Considerations in Connectivity Projects in the BCIM Region

  There are several lessons to be drawn from the implementation of physical connectivity infrastructure projects in the underdeveloped sub-region where the borders of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and China meet

  Jabin T. Jacob

  28 February 2013

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism

  Asian regionalism, Bangladesh, BCIM, border management, border security, centre-province relations, Champhai, economic development, environment, financing, Indian states, infrastructure development, inter-governmental coordination, inter-ministerial conflict, Kaladan project, migration, Mizoram, Moreh, Myanmar, regional connectivity, trade facilitation, Zokawthar

• Institutionalizing the BCIM: The Next Steps

  What institutions does BCIM need at the Track-1 level for achieving greater integration and coordination of mutually beneficial activities across borders? Is transnational governance is the ultimate goal? Will sub-national governments in the 4 countries be actively involved?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  5 March 2012

  Borders, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism

  Asian regionalism, Bangladesh, BCIM Forum, border trade, education, energy security, environment, health, institutionalization, international trade, labour migration, Myanmar, regional cooperation, transnational linkages