India and the Global Game of Gas Pipelines [Hardcover]

Gas pipelines constitute an important, yet unexplored, aspect of strategic geography. As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Indias need for energy is paramount. Though surrounded by gas-rich regions  Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east, the Gulf to the west and Central Asia to the north  India does not have a single gas pipeline coming in, going out or traversing through its territory to date.

This book highlights the global competition over gas pipelines and its implications for Indias energy security in a comprehensive manner. The author leads us through a labyrinthine world comprising numerous actors  the states, energy firms, scientists, engineers, investors and bankers  engaged in competition over these pipelines leading to a continuous game of checkmating rivals, instigating conflicts, causing damage and destruction and threatening military action to persuade or dissuade states from joining specific projects.

Pulsating, rigorous, grounded in hard facts and solid research, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of international relations, strategic affairs, defence studies and politics, as well as think tanks, government agencies and the informed general reader.

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Introduction

1 Natural gas: geology, geography and markets

2 Gas pipeline: commodity, container and carrier