ABSTRACT
First published in 2004, this book is the inaugural volume of the Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) and is based on a selection of papers presented at the IORG launch in Chandigarh in November 2002. The volume emphasizes the complexity and historical and contemporary geopolitical significance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It also propagates the necessity for increased intra-regional cooperation, especially in terms of economic and environmental security, maritime boundaries, sea lane security and ocean management, in the spirit of open regionalism, in order to ensure a more secure IOR. In addition, the volume initiates an agenda for future social science policy-orientated research. The book should be of particular interest to policy-makers, business people and academics, as well as citizens of the IOR.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |20 pages
Prologue
chapter Chapter 1|11 pages
Changing Geopolitical Orientations, Regional Cooperation and Security Concerns in the Indian Ocean
part |77 pages
Geopolitical Orientations
part |42 pages
Regionalism
chapter Chapter 5|8 pages
“There Once was an Ugly Duckling…,” or, The Sad History of the Good Ship IOR-ARC
part |86 pages
Non-Traditional Security Challenges
chapter Chapter 10|45 pages
Recent Population Movements between South Asia and Australia: Trends and Implications
part |76 pages
Ocean Security Issues