Transformation of India–Gulf Relations

Cooperation, Competition, and Diplomacy
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-9245-16-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Contemporary Gulf Studies

This book investigates the historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural transformation of India's relations with the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. While existing scholarship has predominantly focused on labor, remittances, and India's ties with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, this book expands the analytical scope to encompass all six GCC members as well as the broader systemic and regional dynamics shaping these relationships.

It examines how economic interdependence, shifting security architectures, great power competition, diaspora networks, and new domains such as space cooperation and strategic connectivity (e.g., IMEC) are reshaping India–Gulf ties. By integrating historical and contemporary analyses, this book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary framework that captures the evolution and future prospects of India–Gulf relations. The book is highly relevant for policy professionals, including diplomats, think-tank analysts, and government agencies focusing on the Gulf region, India's external relations, and Indo-Pacific frameworks.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baycar, Hamdullah

Aras, Ferhat Cagri

Baabood, Abdullah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: Reframing India-Gulf Relations in Historical and Contemporary Perspective.- Chapter 2: From Oceanic Connectivity to Everyday Indianness: Rethinking India–Gulf Relations.- Chapter 3: India and the Gulf Region: The Historical Evolution of India-Gulf Relations.- Chapter 4: India-GCC Relations from a Diaspora Perspective.- Chapter 5: India-GCC Economic Relations in the 21st Century.- Chapter 6: India-GCC Security and Military Relations.- Chapter 7: Cultural and Social Dynamics in India-GCC Relations.- Chapter 8: India-Bahrain Relations: A Thematic Analysis of Bilateral Ties.- Chapter 9: The Contemporary Diplomatic Relations between India and Saudi Arabia.- Chapter 10: Qatar-India Relations beyond Transactionalism.- Chapter 11: India and the United Arab Emirates: Emerging Partnership for all Seasons.- Chapter 12: India-Oman Relations: An Emerging Security Partnership Footprint in the Gulf Region.- Chapter 13: India-Kuwait Relations: Cooperation, Competition, and Diplomacy.- Chapter 14: The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Beyond Connecting Europe and the Gulf.- Chapter 15: India-GCC Relations on Great Power Competition: Strategic Alignments and Challenges.- Chapter 16: India-GCC Space Cooperation.

Über Autor(innen)

Hamdullah Baycar is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Karadeniz Technical University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Exeter and an A.M. from Harvard University. He was selected for the Middle East Policy Council's (MEPC) "40 Under 40" cohort in 2023. His research has been published in leading journals, including Identities, Middle East Critique, Religions, and Digest of Middle East Studies. He serves as Review Editor at Insight Turkey and as Guest Editor of special issues for Studies on Ethnicity and Nationalism (on Gulf nationalism) and Middle East Policy (on Türkiye–GCC relations).

Ferhat Cagri Aras is an associate professor at Karadeniz Technical University and a former Visiting Fellow at Durham University. His work focuses on South Asian development policies, India–Turkey relations, and regional security dynamics. He has conducted fieldwork across South Asia and published on diplomacy, economic development, and geopolitical strategy.

Abdullah Baabood is a professor and holds the Chair of the State of Qatar for Islamic Area Studies at Waseda University. He has previously held the positions of the director of the Gulf Research Center at the University of Cambridge, and the director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University.