Great powers and Asia’s destiny: A view from Delhi
By C Raja Mohan
The role that India will play in East Asia’s future is still shrouded in mystery for many of us (and
the fact that it will play a significant role in the first place is still news to some). Will New Delhi
be guided by a clear sense of India’s place in wider Asian security affairs, utilizing its available
economic, political and military resources adeptly to contribute to regional order? Or will India’s
capacity to project its influence eastward from South Asia be curtailed by the need to focus
heavily on its own neighbourhood and by the challenging complexity of India’s domestic
politics?
The role that India will play in East Asia’s future is still shrouded in mystery for many of us (and the fact that it will play a significant role in the first place is still news to some). Will New Delhi be guided by a clear sense of India’s place in wider Asian security affairs, utilizing its available economic, political and military resources adeptly to contribute to regional order? Or will India’s capacity to project its influence eastward from South Asia be curtailed by the need to focus heavily on its own neighbourhood and by the challenging complexity of India’s domestic politics?
The Kippenberger Lecture 2011 :
Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
No. 10/11
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