Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

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Mr. Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak is a Research Analyst at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.His broad area of interest includes nuclear and security issues of the Indo-Pacific region. His area of focus will be China-Southeast Asia nuclear and emerging technology interactions. He has published for various think-tanks, news websites, and academic journals including peer-reviewed journals.Mr. Oak holds an M.Phil degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In his M.Phil dissertation, he has studied various security orders in the Indo-Pacific region. Previously he has worked with Maritime History Society, Mumbai, and Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi. He is an alumnus of Mumbai University.
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Publication

India-Australia Relations amid Chinese Shadow over Island Neighbourhood

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Niranjan Oak’s article ‘India-Australia Relations amid Chinese Shadow over Island Neighbourhood’ has been published in ‘Ytharth’, a bi-monthly magazine, Vol I/ Issue I/ April-May 2022.

It must be understood that climate change is the most potent threat to the very existence of the island nations, and China is the biggest carbon emitter in the world. Thus, Chinese outreach to the islands of the Indo-Pacific has been an extension of Beijing’s nefarious geopolitical design against India and Australia rather than partner with the island nations to cater for their developmental needs, says Mr. Oak.

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India’s look east to act east policy: tracking the opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific

The 21st century is known as the Asian Century, and the Indo-Pacific is the most dynamic region of this century in terms of economics, security challenges and demographics. Against this backdrop, the book is a timely publication that focuses on the issues that are relevant to this region and analyses as well as proposes Indian policy responses to these emerging challenges. The book is divided into four themes: dynamics of India’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific region; key regional developments in the Indo-Pacific; maritime security challenges and cooperation; and conflict resolution.

The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy: Asia’s Evolving Balance of Power, by Harsh V. Pant and Yogesh Joshi

The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy is based on the premise of the ascendance of Chinese power and relative decline of the United States (US) on the world stage causing transition of power in international politics. Considering China’s assertive behaviour, this power transition is unlikely to be peaceful inducing uncertainty in the system. By using the term ‘balance of power’ in the title itself, the authors seem to have suggested an emerging bipolar world order with the US and China being the two poles in the near future.