{"product_id":"subcontinent-adrift","title":"SUBCONTINENT ADRIFT","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.englishbookhouse.com\/products\/subcontinent-adrift?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=SUBCONTINENT+ADRIFT\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"635\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"48\"\u003eSubcontinent Adrift\u003c\/em\u003e is a thought-provoking title that suggests instability, uncertainty, or transformation within the Indian subcontinent. It implies an exploration of political, social, and economic shifts that have caused the region to drift from its historical trajectory or intended path. The title evokes themes of division, changing alliances, and evolving identities, making it well-suited for a book or analysis on South Asia’s geopolitical challenges, conflicts, and future prospects. It promises a deep dive into the forces shaping the subcontinent’s destiny in an ever-changing global landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile several books have examined the security challenges faced by India and Pakistan in isolation as well as the strategies they have each adopted in response, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubcontinent Adrift\u003c\/span\u003e places the two sets of clashing outlooks, policies, and strategies together and analyzes the causes and consequences of the drift in South Asia. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubcontinent Adrift\u003c\/span\u003e maps out and explains India and Pakistan's respective interests, motivations, and long-term objectives from a contemporary perspective. Much has happened in the intervening period since the nuclear tests in 1998 that has shaped the rivalry between these two countries, including advances in their strategic capabilities, domestic political shifts, and changes in the global balance of power. Hence the book considers to what extent the \"drifting\" Subcontinent is affecting the political, military, and economic dynamics on the international stage and causing a \"global drift\"-described by Chester Crocker as a \"disorderly mixture of turbulence and drift in relationships among the leading powers and key regional states.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study identifies the latent and emergent drivers behind the mounting acrimony in South Asia-notably, India's ambitions as a \"rising power\" coupled with the resurgence of China and Pakistan's strategic anxiety as the United States unmoors itself from Afghanistan and embraces India. India is similarly concerned as China advances its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) across the region, developing a network of economic and strategic hubs and bringing India's neighbors into China's embrace through its strategy of peripheral diplomacy. Countries in the region are attracted by the new opportunities offered through the BRI, which in turn undercuts India's national objectives and provides new incentives for Pakistan to balance against India. Khan elucidates the intricacies of such external drivers vis-à-vis the internal factors of both countries and their ramifications in various scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSubcontinent Adrift\u003c\/span\u003e will be a valuable addition to the fields of international relations, security studies, and Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"English Book House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690102624393,"sku":"","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3394\/1129\/files\/SUBCONTINENT-ADRIFT-English-Book-House-2618061.jpg?v=1737208116","url":"https:\/\/www.englishbookhouse.com\/products\/subcontinent-adrift","provider":"EnglishBookHouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}