Cover
Contents
Preface
Chapter I: Energy Security: The Changing Global Context
Changing Structural Dimensions
September 11 and the US Hegemonic Concerns
Hegemony and its Contradictions
From Exclusive to Collective Responsibility: The New Doctrine of Energy Security
Notes
Chapter II: India’s Search for Energy: Issues and Emerging Concerns
Changing Dynamics of Energy Demand
Energy: The Security Challenge
Towards a Foreign Energy Policy
Memorandum of Collaboration/Memorandum of Understanding (India)
Memorandum of Collaboration/Memorandum of Understanding (Overseas)
Re-energizing the Old Ties
Diversification of Sources
Sourcing Equity Oil Overseas
Building Strategic Reserves
The Growing Competition
Transnational Pipelines
Notes
Chapter III: India–Gulf Energy Relations: Redefining Interdependence
The Gulf Oil and Gas
Security Challenge to Gulf Oil
The Gulf Hydrocarbon: Emerging Trends
GCC Energy Exports: The Shifting Pattern
The Rise of Regionalism
India and the GCC: Redefining the Energy Relations
The LNG Factor
Notes
Chapter IV: India–Iran: The Strategic Energy Partnership
Iran Oil and Gas
Iran’s Energy Trade
Iran’s Energy: The Asian Dimension
India–Iran Energy Ties
Iran–India Gas Pipeline
India–Iran 25-Year Deal
Indian Investment in the Iranian Energy Sector
Iran, Russia and India: The North–South Corridor
Notes
Chapter V: India–Russia Energy Relations: The Emerging Dynamics
Russia’s Energy Endowment in Global Perspective
Energy Exports
Russian Energy Strategy 2020
Russia: The Global Player
India–Russia: The Emerging Partnership
Notes
Chapter VI: India–Africa: Plea for Energy Partnership
African Hydrocarbon: The Emerging Profile
External Players in the African Market
World Bank, Oil Companies and Investments
India and Africa: Partners in Energy Development
India–Sudan Initiative
Angola: Another Market for India
India Steps in Libya
The Road Map
Notes
Chapter VII: Asian Competition for Energy: Implications for India
Asian Hydrocarbon: The New Strategic Face
Asian Demand in the Global Context
Asian Competition: Key Drivers
The China Factor
Japan in Asian Competition
South Korea
The India factor
The New Dynamics of the Volatile Gulf
Mutual Stakes and Interdependence
Securing Asia’s Energy Future
Notes
Chapter VIII: The Indian Energy Diplomacy: Beyond the Security Paradigm
Asian Energy Initiatives: Towards an Energy Market
Natural Gas: Asian Energy Bridge
India–China Partnership: Setting the Trend
India–China –Russia Energy Axis
Asian Energy Community: The Strategic Necessity
The Maritime Dimensions
Notes
Index
