The Indian Ocean and the Superpowers

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The Indian Ocean and the Superpowers is written by Rasul Bux Rais and published by Rowman & Littlefield. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0389206954 (ISBN 10) and 9780389206958 (ISBN 13).

This study focuses on the political and strategic implications of the presence in the Indian Ocean of the United States and the Soviet Union. The author examines the geopolitics of the region in historical perspective and describes the evolution of U.S. and Soviet strategy in the Indian Ocean. The central theme of the book is that the naval deployments of the superpowers should be seen in the context of each power's economic and security interests rather than in the context of military rivalry. The book provides an incisive and comprehensive account of U.S. and Soviet strategies in the Indian Ocean by establishing and integrating the links between the economic, political, and strategic dynamics of the situation.