The East Moves West: India, China, and Asia's Growing Presence in the Middle East

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v CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE THE GROWING ASIAN MIDDLE EAST PRESENCE 3 PART TWO THE KEY ASIAN PLAYERS 21 CHAPTER TWO INDIA’S RISE AND THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST 23 CHAPTER THREE CHINA’S RETURN TO THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST 64 CHAPTER FOUR PAKISTAN, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA: MIDDLE EAST CONNECTIONS 103 CHAPTER FIVE ASIA AND ISRAEL 133 vi CONTENTS PART THREE STRATEGIC LINKAGES 147 CHAPTER SIX INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE GULF AND CENTRAL ASIA 149 CHAPTER SEVEN STRATEGIC ISSUES AND THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT: COOPERATION, COMPETITION, AND CONFLICT 174 CHAPTER EIGHT ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS AND UNCERTAINTIES 229 APPENDIXES A. SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, AND MALAYSIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST 239 B. UNDERSEA CABLE NETWORKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA 243 NOTES 249 INDEX 307 ...