The Indo-Pacific: reconceptualizing the Asian regional space
… Yet in recent years, a new regional construct—the “Indo-Pacific”—has been advocated by
many governments. Extending the Asia-Pacific westwards to include countries along the
northern littoral of the Indian Ocean, this concept at a minimum brings India (and potentially all
of South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa) into existing and new regional frameworks.
While the desirability of this conceptual shift from the Asia- to the Indo-Pacific remains
debated (see Wilson, this collection), it marks recognition that new economic, political …
many governments. Extending the Asia-Pacific westwards to include countries along the
northern littoral of the Indian Ocean, this concept at a minimum brings India (and potentially all
of South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa) into existing and new regional frameworks.
While the desirability of this conceptual shift from the Asia- to the Indo-Pacific remains
debated (see Wilson, this collection), it marks recognition that new economic, political …
Abstract
This paper introduces the special edition and the ideas of regions and regionalism.
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