Maritime Security Cooperation Between India and Indonesia: Imperatives, Status and Prospects

Prakash Gopal and Indra Alverdian
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Prakash Gopal: Prakash Gopal is a former Indian Navy officer-, currently pursuing his PhD at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong. During his 21-year naval career, he commanded an anti-submarine corvette in Mumbai and was involved extensively in policy formulation at headquarters. Prior to his voluntary retirement in 2018, he was a Research Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation—a maritime-focused think tank in New Delhi.
Indra Alverdian: Indra Alverdian is a PhD candidate at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a lecturer at the International Relations Programme, President University in Indonesia with specialisation in maritime security and defence policies of Southeast Asian countries. He has been involved in policy research on security and defence at government, legislative and non-governmental institutions in Indonesia. Indra is an awardee of the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education, a scholarship of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia.

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, 2021, vol. 77, issue 2, 269-288

Abstract: India and Indonesia are two key emerging economies in the Indo-Pacific region—both with a strong reliance on the maritime domain for sustained economic growth. After a relatively tumultuous phase in their bilateral relations during the Cold War, the countries have embarked on a path of reconciliation and developing stronger ties. During this phase, there has understandably been a strong focus on enhancing maritime security cooperation between them, so as to obtain positive bilateral and regional outcomes. This has gained impetus in recent years with congruence of thought at the political level in both New Delhi and Jakarta. However, the many institutional mechanisms developed over the years have not been as effective in engendering tangible security outcomes in the region. Both countries—and indeed the Indo-Pacific region—would decidedly benefit from focusing on key areas of cooperation in maritime security that promise mutually beneficial operational outcomes and the prospect of establishing long-term cooperative mechanisms in the Indo-Pacific region.

Keywords: India; Indonesia; maritime security; Indo-Pacific (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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