The Changes and Implications of Indian Maritime Diplomacy Policy during Modi Administration

During Modi administration, India has attached more importance on maritime diplomacy. With Act East policy, India starts to focus more on Indo-Pacific area and tries to build closer relation with Southeast Asian states. Also, India pays more attention on small island states in South Asia, such as Sri Lanka and Maldives. In this research, I will base on the previous studies about maritime diplomacy and conclude the changes of Indian maritime diplomacy during Modi administration. Economic interdependence makes it difficult to ignore neighbouring states’ impact on energy transportation and regional cooperation. Also, non-traditional maritime security problems are increasing, and it is extremely important for littoral states to cooperate to fight against piracy and maritime terrorism. Modi chooses to adopt co-operative maritime diplomacy policy which is beneficial for regional development and the stability of regional order.

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The Changes and Implications of Indian Maritime Diplomacy Policy during Modi Administration

10.31219/osf.io/jt5gp ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tiantian Zhao

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

Maritime Security ◽

Small Island ◽

Island States ◽

Regional Order ◽

Small Island States ◽

The Stability ◽

Energy Transportation ◽

Pacific Area

During Modi administration, India has attached more importance on maritime diplomacy. With Act East policy, India starts to focus more on Indo-Pacific area and tries to build closer relation with Southeast Asian states. Also, India pays more attention on small island states in South Asia, such as Sri Lanka and Maldives. In this research, I will base on the previous studies about maritime diplomacy and conclude the changes of Indian maritime diplomacy during Modi administration. Economic interdependence makes it difficult to ignore neighbouring states’ impact on energy transportation and regional cooperation. Also, non-traditional maritime security problems are increasing, and it is extremely important for littoral states to cooperate to fight against piracy and maritime terrorism. Modi chooses to adopt co-operative maritime diplomacy policy which is beneficial for regional development and the stability of regional order.

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Pacific Islands Development Forum – Emergence of the New Participant in the Pacific Regionalism

Studia Iuridica Lublinensia ◽

10.17951/sil.2019.28.3.77-87 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 77

Author(s):

Joanna Siekiera

Keyword(s):

Pacific Islands ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Regional Cooperation ◽

Small Island ◽

Intergovernmental Organization ◽

Legal Personality ◽

Island States ◽

The Pacific ◽

Regional Organisations ◽

Small Island States

<p>Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) was formally established through signing of an agreement in 2015. The two previous gatherings were informal and did not bring any legally binding documents. The 3<sup>rd</sup> summit, entitled “Building Climate Resilient Green Blue Pacific Economies” introduced not only the constituting agreement, being an international treaty, what in turn made PIDF an intergovernmental organization having its own legal personality, but also created the pivot for the new wave of the Pacific regionalism. The regional cooperation among the small island states is being made ineffectively and economically inefficiently due to many reasons. The most relevant of which are the over fragmentation of the existing regional organisations and constant creation of ad hoc institutions which have no personality, powers or sanctions for non-fulfilment of the jointly adapted agreements.</p>

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