CONTENTS: Foreword, Prologue, Editor’s Note, Tables, Figures and Maps, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and Acronyms, China’s Geo-Economic Inroads in Southeast Asia: 1. East Asia & China’s (Geo-economic) Footprint in Southeast Asia: ASEAN Centrality? -Dharish David and Abhisek Kumar Pandey, China’s Maritime Influence in the ASEAN Region & Prospects for India-ASEAN Relations: 2. Chinese Maritime Strategy and its Impact on Southeast Asia & Beyond: A Philippine Perspective -RAdm Rommel Jude G Ong AFP (Retd), 3. China’s Maritime Militia in the South China Sea: Implications to ASEAN Countries’ Food and Territorial Security -Nguyen Hoang Anh Thu, 4. The US FONOP Exercises & China’s Submarine Patrols in the South China Sea Region: Challenges to ASEAN States’ EEZ Rights -Jeslyn Tan, 5. Viet Nam—India Defence and Security Cooperation: Any New Impetus to Bolster? -Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, About the Contributors: About the Book.