The New Great Game-The Rivalry between Sino-Russia and India in Central Asia

• Main Authors: Tsai,Chen-Shiung, 蔡振雄
• Other Authors: Prof.Fu,Jen-Kun
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40983363711230150236

碩士 === 清雲科技大學 === 中亞研究所 === 98 === Central Asia region consist five countries：Kazakhstan, Uzbekstan , Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Total area is about 4.5 million square kilometers.The geology, history, transportation, exploration of natural resources and the intercourse between surrounding regions among this area was deeply affected by each country’s geological location ,which also highlighted its geological strategic characteristics. In 2008, global financial crisis struck the whole world, which caused a dramatic shift in the global geological political structures. The America supremacy was challenged by new developing countries such as Russia,China and India. Therefore, the central region squeezed between these powerful countries is also the area treasured with natural resources-Central Asia,where has become the hotly contested spot. This research starts from the viewpoint of”geological politics” to observe the rivalry between Sino-Russia and India within the central-Asia region. This research discovered that Russia implements its political intentions throughout developing double or multiple cooperative mechanisms with central-Asia countries,and the main keynote of cooperation was on military security and energy resources. On the other hand, due to its geological relationship, China eagerly enhances its strategic cooperation levels and expands its interests in energy and security throughout the formation of the Shanghai cooperation organization. Additionally, India uses its superiority in information and technology to open up economical and trade relationships with central-Asia countries. Furthermore, throughout stationing troops in central-Asia countries, India can accomplish its image of leading powers among the central-Asia region. In sum, the one and only objective among those three countries contending across the central-Asia region was to obtain central-Asia’s natural resources. This research will investigate the strategic values and its outcome role positions between the five central-Asia countries and Sino-Russia and India under the evolution of interactive relationship and implication between Sino-Russia and India and central-Asia countries. The main target of this research was to look into the changes And development after the five central-Asia countries claiming their independence, and probe into the possible prospects and limitations between the five central-Asia countries and Sino-Russia and India.