Sanjeev Kumar H.M. is a Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. ​His areas of research interest include Islamic thought and International Relations, International Relations Theory, the Politics of Muslim identity and the Question of World Order, India-Pakistan Relations, Democratisation of South Asia, South Asian Security, and the history of ideas in South Asia.Ms Neha Mishra is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi. Her work spans research themes such as critical mineral supply chains, renewable energy policy, and regional geo-economic dynamics. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She has published extensively in journals and edited volumes and has presented papers at national and international conferences.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: US-China-India Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 2: United States Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 3: China’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 4: India’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 5: Comparative Analysis of US-China-India Geo-economic Dynamics in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: The Strategic Importance of Geo-economics in the 21st Century.

Sanjeev Kumar H.M. is a Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. ​His areas of research interest include Islamic thought and International Relations, International Relations Theory, the Politics of Muslim identity and the Question of World Order, India-Pakistan Relations, Democratisation of South Asia, South Asian Security, and the history of ideas in South Asia.Ms Neha Mishra is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi. Her work spans research themes such as critical mineral supply chains, renewable energy policy, and regional geo-economic dynamics. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She has published extensively in journals and edited volumes and has presented papers at national and international conferences.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: US-China-India Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 2: United States Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 3: China’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 4: India’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 5: Comparative Analysis of US-China-India Geo-economic Dynamics in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: The Strategic Importance of Geo-economics in the 21st Century.

Sanjeev Kumar H.M. is a Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. ​His areas of research interest include Islamic thought and International Relations, International Relations Theory, the Politics of Muslim identity and the Question of World Order, India-Pakistan Relations, Democratisation of South Asia, South Asian Security, and the history of ideas in South Asia.Ms Neha Mishra is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi. Her work spans research themes such as critical mineral supply chains, renewable energy policy, and regional geo-economic dynamics. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Delhi. She has published extensively in journals and edited volumes and has presented papers at national and international conferences.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: US-China-India Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 2: United States Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 3: China’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 4: India’s Engagement in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 5: Comparative Analysis of US-China-India Geo-economic Dynamics in the Persian Gulf.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: The Strategic Importance of Geo-economics in the 21st Century.