Christopher K. Colley is an Assistant Professor of Security Studies at the National Defence College of the United Arab Emirates. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Indiana University Bloomington and holds a Master's degree from Renmin University of China. Dr. Colley was an inaugural Wilson Centre China Fellow and has lectured on Chinese politics, foreign policy and security at numerous universities and organizations including Indiana University, Renmin University, China Foreign Affairs College, and the Foreign Military Attaché Corps Club in Beijing. He has written extensively on Sino-Indian relations and has published numerous book chapters, reports and articles on the subject. He lived in China for over a decade and has visited all of China's provinces and political entities multiple times.

• 1: Christopher K Colley: Introduction


• 2: Main Themes and Competing Arguments


• 3: Theory and Argument


• 4: The Indian Case


• 5: The Chinese Case


• 6: Policy Recommendations and Conclusion


• 7: Fieldwork Information


• 8: Interviews


• 9: Index

Through a close examination of scholarly works, government documents, and over 60 in-depth focused
interviews with experts based in India, China, Australia and the U.S. the author argues that, while strategic rivalry is not the only driver of naval modernization, it is the most compelling explanation.