May 2012
India’s Rise as an Asia–Pacific Power
Rhetoric and Reality
India’s growing Indian Ocean power, combined with its strategic weakness in the Asia–Pacific, has wider implications for Asia–Pacific security. This paper looks at India's role in Asia-Pacific. Specifically, it addresses the restraints on India’s security strategy and the limits to its strategic reach; its ambitious goals in the Indian Ocean region; and its emerging role in shaping the geostrategic structure of the Asia–Pacific region.
© 2012 ASPI
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Sandy Gordon
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