India and Inner Asia; Commerce, Culture and Connectivity

This book studies India’s historical, socio-cultural and trade linkages with Inner Asia. Inner Asia includes the landlocked regions within East Asia and North Asia that are part of today’s Western China, Mongolia, the Russian Far East and Siberia. The book examines issues of geopolitics, geo-economics, climate change and regional cooperation and discusses the importance of the fabled Silk Road for the countries of Inner Asia. It also analyses the impact India has wielded upon the region through its cultural traits and how Buddhism has remained a binding force between the people of the two regions. Lucid and topical, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Asian studies, Central Asian studies, area studies, geopolitics, international trade, international relations, defence and strategic studies, diplomacy and foreign policy, and political studies. It will also be of interest to policymakers, bureaucrats, diplomats and think tanks.