List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. A Contest of Status and Legitimacy in the Indian Ocean - David Brewster 2. Managing Maritime Competition between India and China - Jingdong Yuan 3. The China Factor in Indian Ocean Policy of the Modi and Singh governments - Pramit Pal Chaudhuri 4. Limitations on China's Ability to Understand Indian Apprehensions about China's Rise as a Naval Power - John Garver 5. The Indian Ocean: A Grand Sino-Indian Game of 'Go' - You Ji 6. China's Evolving Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean Region: An Indian Perspective - Srikanth Kondapalli 7. Scenarios for China's Naval Deployment in the Indian Ocean and India's Naval Response - Raja Menon 8. The Subsurface Dimension of Sino-Indian Maritime Rivalry - Iskander Rehman 9. India's Evolving Maritime Domain Awareness Strategy in the Indian Ocean - Darshana M. Baruah 10. India's Naval Interests in the Pacific - Abhijit Singh 11. The Maritime Silk Route and India: the Challenge of Overcoming Cognitive Divergence - Zhu Li 12. China's Evolving Strategy in the Indian Ocean Region: risks in China's MSR initiative - Jabin T. Jacob 13. The Maritime Silk Road and India: the Challenge of Overcoming Cognitive Divergence 14. India and China: terms of engagement in the Western Indo-Pacific - Rory Medcalf Conclusion

Explains how India and China view each other, as major powers in the Indo-Pacific Analyses Indian and Chinese naval strategies in the Indian Ocean - and explains how each might seek to use their advantages and overcome disadvantages Clarifies how China's One Belt One Road initiative affects the regional balance of power

Explains how India and China view each other, as major powers in the Indo-Pacific Analyses Indian and Chinese naval strategies in the Indian Ocean - and explains how each might seek to use their advantages and overcome disadvantages Clarifies how China's One Belt One Road initiative affects the regional balance of power