 India and the Indian Ocean: Possibilities for Forging Regional PartnershipsK.R. Singh International Studies, 2010, vol. 47, issue 2-4, 363-372 Abstract: India has not had a policy specific to the Indian Ocean beyond the knee-jerk and ad hoc responses to the changing regional and global environment. The Indian Navy, however, played a significant part in formulating the maritime perspective vis-à -vis the Indian Ocean and in dovetailing it with the country’s larger foreign policy objectives in the region. Owing to ill-advised responses to interventions from both within and outside the region, India faced near isolation in the Indian Ocean region during the second half of the Cold War era. India’s sensitivity to new opportunities and concerns about emerging threats to the stability of the region have brought about a change in India’s relationships after the end of the Cold War. At present, India’s policy seems to be motivated by priorities such as energy security, war on terror and maritime security. As a major regional power and enjoying greater credibility than during the Cold War era, India should act as a facilitator to build structures of maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region that can help integrate the littoral states and thus pave the way for a firmer foundation for a future peace zone in the Indian Ocean. Keywords: War on terror; energy security; maritime cooperation; regional partnerships; radical Islam; sea piracy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:intstu:v:47:y:2010:i:2-4:p:363-372 DOI: 10.1177/002088171104700418 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Studies |
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