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India and Australia held a set of largely divergent strategic perspectives during the Cold War period, which prevented any significant strategic relationship from developing at that time. Since the end of the Cold War, however, strategic relations between the two countries, although still volatile, have steadily improved. This article argues that as the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly seen as an arena of strategic importance in both New Delhi and Canberra, there is increased scope for a further convergence of Indo-Australian strategic relations based on a series of shared core security concerns. However, in the context of a rising China and re-assertive US in the region, there is a danger that bilateral relations between each of the two countries and the US may serve to prevent a strengthening of independent Indo-Australian relations. First, the post-World War II security policies of both India and Australia are outlined, as are the places occupied by each country in the strategic perspectives of the other. Then, the post-Cold War convergence of security perspectives of both nations is examined in the context of the emerging importance of the Indo-Pacific region in terms of both non-state security challenges and traditional balance-of-power concerns. Finally, the pressures exacted on potential Indo-Australian strategic relations by a rising China and re-assertive US are considered. It is argued that although convergence has begun, India and Australia still have a long way to go before they can initiate a robust and independent bilateral security partnership.

"Identifying the longstanding security tensions between Pakistan and India, this book gives a deep and robust account of the historical elements and current contexts of terrorism in South Asia. South Asia is characterized by a variety of religions, ethnicities, languages, customs, histories and cultures. Focusing on this complex region provides an opportunity to diversify away from a Western-centric focus on terrorism and security. It highlights both historical issues and current contexts and features theoretical frameworks that shed light on the scholarly perspectives of terrorism. Sixteen chapters and eight country case-studies (Bangladesh; the Maldives; Sri Lanka; Bhutan; Nepal; India; Pakistan; and Afghanistan) help explain the challenges and trends relating to historicity, territoriality, ethnic conflicts and culturality as well as the current waves of radicalization by groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda and their various inspired subsidiaries across South Asia"--