Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Energy security policy: Debates in India

1 India’s energy security contours

2 India’s energy security in the era of global energy transition

3 Challenges and strategy for an energy secure India

4 Energy efficiency and clean energy transitions in India: What do these mean for climate change mitigation?

5 Low-carbon energy security for India: Exploring Asia-Pacific energy cooperation

Part II India’s Act East policy and energy cooperation

6 India’s energy cooperation with Southeast Asia under Act East policy

7 India’s Act East policy: The energy dimension

8 India’s energy trade with Southeast Asia: Opportunities and challenges

9 ASEAN–India energy cooperation: Current status and future scope of cooperation

Part III India–China: Geo-politics of energy cooperation

10 Deconstruction of regions: Emerging role of subregional cooperation in Asia

11 China's energy cooperation with Southeast and South Asia

12 Factoring Northeast Asia in India’s energy security

13 The 'Belt and Road Initiative' and India–China energy cooperation and competition

14 Geo-politics of South China Sea: The energy perspective

About the Author

Sanjay K. Bhardwaj is Professor of South Asian Studies and the Energy Studies Programme at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was Chairperson at the Centre for South Asian Studies and Director of the Energy Studies Programme at SIS, JNU. He specialises in India’s foreign policy, energy security, politico-security and economic issues of India and South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.