Journal of Indian Ocean Studies-A UGC-CARE Listed Journal
Published in Association with Society of Indian Ocean Studies (SIOS)
Current Volume: 31 (2023 )
ISSN: 0972-3080
Periodicity: Tri-annual
Month(s) of Publication: April, August & December
Subject: Political Science & International Affairs
DOI: 10.32381/JIOS
Online Access is free for Life Member
The Journal of Indian Ocean Studies is a publication of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies (SIOS). Having completed twenty-eight years of publication, the Journal, published three times a year-in January, May and September, aims at bringing out articles contributed by defence experts, diplomats, eminent scholars and renowned thinkers on the various aspects of the Indian Ocean and the littoral regions of South and Southeast Asia, Africa, the Gulf and Australia.
The Editorial Advisory Board Comprising Strategists and former practitioners of foreign affairs and defence as well as distinguished scholars on economy, history, etc. of the region provide regular guidance and advice. The journal has a vast readership among the Parliamentarians, think-tanks, maritime establishments, universities and institutions of excellence in various fields as also individual scholars.
ProQuest
Editor -in -chief Amb. (Retd.) Sudhir T. Devare is a retired career diplomat former Indian diplomat who served in various diplomatic capacities from 1964 to 2001. He is on the Advisory Board of the India International Centre, New Delhi and a Member of the Eminent Persons' and Experts' Group of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) besides being the Chairman of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies and Editor-in-chief of its flagship publication. Amb. (Retd.) J. K. Tripathi is a retired career diplomat with his career spanning for thirty three years. Chief of Naval Staff (Retd.) Former Secretary General, SAARC Trustee, Pune International Centre Former Ambassador to Indonesia and Australia National Professor, ICSSR Visiting Professor, NALSAR Director Strategic Studies, SIOS Professor of Diplomacy, JNU Chairman, Association of Asian Scholars Director, Society for Policy Studies, Former D. G., IDSA Vice Chairman, Foundation of Organisational Research and Education (FORE) Associate Professor at Centre for International Politics
Ambassador Sudhir T. Devare (Retd.)
He had been Indian Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Myanmar and Indonesia before retiring as Secretary in-charge of India’s economic relations. He was a member of the National Security Advisory Board, Visiting Professor at the Centre of East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Vice-Chairman of the Research and Information System (RIS) of Developing Countries, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. Currently, he is the Ram Sathe Chair Professor, at the Symbiosis School of International Studies, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune.
Managing Editor
Ambassador (Retd.) J. K. Tripathi
Having served in Indian missions in Zambia, the Maldives, Hungary, Sweden, Venezuela and Oman, he rendered his services as the Consul general of India in Sao Paulo, Brazil before retiring as the Ambassador of India to Zimbabwe. Currently he is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Indian Ocean Studies.
Editorial Advisory Board
Admiral Arun Prakash
Amb. Sheelkant Sharma
Lt. Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta
Amb. Biren Nanda
Prof. P. V. Rao
Vice Admiral (Retd.) Anup Singh
Prof. Swaran Singh
Commodore (Retd.) C. Uday Bhaskar
Prof. Vinayshil Gautam
Dr. Krishnendra Meena
Organization and Disarmament, School of International Studies,
awaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
He specializes on the topics of Geopolitics, Indian Ocean, Borders and BRICS. He joined SIOS as Secretary General in December 2020.
Volume 31 Issue 3 , (Sep-2023 to Dec-2023)
India and ASEAN Share Perspectives on the Indo-Pacific
By: Gurjit Singh
Page No : 145-154
Author : Amb. Gurjit Singh, a seasoned diplomat, has served as the Ambassador of India to Ethiopia, ASEAN and Indonesia before retiring as the Ambassador of India to Germany. Ambassador Singh is a prolific writer on international affairs and has a well-received book on Africa titled to his credit.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.1
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China-Philippines Spat Over South China Sea: Implications for the Region
By: Rajaram Panda
Page No : 155-165
Author : Professor Rajaram Panda is former Senior Fellow at Pradhan Mantri Museum and Library, (earlier NMML) New Delhi. Earlier, he was Senior Fellow at MP-IDSA, and ICCR Chair Professor at Reitaku University, Japan.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.2
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India and ASEAN: Vision and Perspective of Indo-Pacific
By: Manoj Bharti
Page No : 167-172
Author : Ambassador Manoj Kumar Bharti has been a career diplomat having served as the Ambassador of India to Indonesia and ASEAN.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.3
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Great Power Rivalry and India’s ASEAN Diplomacy: Charting an ‘India Way’ in the Indo-Pacific Region
By: Vibhanshu Shekhar
Page No : 173-181
Author : Vibhanshu Shekhar is an Adjunct Professor at American University.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.4
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India and ASEAN: Perspective and Vision on the Indo-Pacific
By: Pankaj Jha
Page No : 183-191
Author : Dr. Pankaj K Jha is Professor with JSIA, O P Jindal Global University and Director of Centre for Security Studies (CSS). He is Executive Director of a research- oriented think tank known as CESCUBE. Dr. Pankaj Jha was Director (Research) with Indian Council of World Affairs for more than two and half years (2014-2017).
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.5
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The Arctic Sea Routes and the Indian Ocean
By: Anil Kumar Chawla
Page No : 193-202
Author : Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.) was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command prior to his retirement in November 2021.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.6
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India and ASEAN: Perspectives and Opportunities
By: Anshu Joshi
Page No : 203-210
Abstract
Despite strengthened multilateral efforts to ensure global peace and security in past few years, Russia and Ukraine war could not be stopped. On the other hand, another warfront opened in the Levant region where Israel and Hamas are affianced in a violent conflict. Amid various such global challenges and reinforced lobby politics, the strategic importance of Indian Ocean Region and Indo-Pacific remains cumulative from a global as well as regional security’s point of view. Apart from various bilateral efforts, nations are also strengthening multilateral platforms to ensure security, stability and neutrality of IOR as well as Indo-Pacific. Re-boosted partnership between India and ASEAN can be quoted as an example here. Keeping the present geo-politics in focus, the article analyses the re-strengthened partnership between India and ASEAN.
Global politics is an interesting yet complex maze where various players keep playing to attain, maintain and grow their power. In this power game, the players collaborate with each other or compete depending on the geo-political situations around. These players also act inversely at different levels, like two nations may have hostility at bilateral level but they choose to collaborate at multilateral level, and vice versa. Their behaviour depends on the larger picture of global affairs, geo-politics as well as their ambitions and objectives. This keeps global politics dynamic.
Author : Dr. Anshu Joshi is Faculty at Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, JNU. She has written over 200 articles and five books, and is a TV panellist on reputed news channels for debates on global affairs.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.7
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India’s Engagement with ASEAN
By: Dinesh Kumar Pandey
Page No : 211-222
Abstract
India’s relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a strategic alliance to foster peace, stability, and economic success in the IndoPacific area. This collaboration is driven by mutually agreed-upon principles and standards that have been in place since its establishment in 1992. The ASEAN-India Joint Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific for Peace, Stability, and Prosperity in the Region adopted the 18th ASEAN-India Summit, reiterates the dedication to advancing the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and upholding the ‘ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)’ goals and principles. The AOIP and India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) have common values in advocating peace and cooperation. The need of time is to explore measures to execute the AOIP using intensified collaboration with a particular emphasis on maritime cooperation, connectivity, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and potential areas of economic cooperation. Indian initiatives aim to attain tranquilly and economic well-being in the area. The sustenance of efforts by all the players is vital for the desired productivity.
Author : Gr. Capt. (Dr) Dinesh Kumar Pandey, served the Indian Air force for more than three decades in various capacities and with a vast experience of more than 2500 air combats, Prof (Dr.) DK Pandey retired as the Group Captain in IAF. He was a professor at the School of Business (Aviation Management) at Galgotias University. With many research papers for journals and websites to his credit, he is currently a ‘Senior Fellow’ at CAPS. His study areas are Air Power, International Relations and Strategic Geopolitical dynamics.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.8
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India and ASEAN: Visions and Perspectives
By: Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar
Page No : 223-239
Author : Dr. Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Economics, Department of Business Studies, University of Technology, Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.03.9
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Book Review
Shiraishi Takashi– “Maritime Asia Vs Continental Asia, National Strategies in a Region of Change”, Lynne Rienner Publishers, London 2021, page: 216, Price: ` 2,999.00/
By: Neeta M. Khandpekar
Page No : 251-243
Author : Dr. Neeta M Khandpekar, D. Litt., Professor, Department of History, University of Mumbai, Mumbai–400 098
Price: 101
Jan- to Apr-2023
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iv
India and the African Countries on the Indian Ocean Littoral
By: Gurjit Singh
Page No : 1-13
Author : Ambassador (Retd.) Gurjit Singh was India’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Indonesia and Germany. Besides his widely acclaimed book on India-Africa Relations, he has been a regular contributor with his articles on International Affairs.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.01.1
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The Building Blocks to a Non-Paternalistic Indo-African Partnership
By: Brian Gicheru Kinyua
Page No : 15-25
Author : Mr. Brian Gicheru Kinyua is a Freelance Media Practitioner (Ocean Science and Maritime Affairs) from Kenya. He has been frequently writing on various issues relating to international affairs.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.01.2
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Transoceanic Interconnectivities Between IndiaTanzania Coastal Communities from the Antiquity to Contemporaries: The Archaeologic Perspectives from the Ancient Maritime Trade Connections via the Indian Ocean
By: Makarius Peter Itambu
Page No : 27-38
Author : Dr. Makarius Peter Itambu is a professor in the Department of Archeology and Heritage Studies, University of Dar-es-Salaam. He is also affiliated to the Max Plank Institute for Science of Human History, MPI-SHH-Jena, Germany.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.01.3
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Bringing the Western Indian Ocean into the IndoPacific Geopolitics
By: Sankalp Gurjar
Page No : 39-46
Author : *Dr. Sankalp Gurjar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Udupi, India. He is the author of “The Superpowers’ Playground: Djibouti and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century” (Routledge:2023).
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.01.4
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Book Review
Ashok B Rajeshirke, Translated and Edited, Malam-Ni-Pothi:The PreModern Kutchi Navigation Manuals Vol I, Maritime History Society, Mumbai, 2021, 395 pages, Rs. 2500/-.
By: Neeta M. Khandpekar
Page No : 47-48
Regional News and Views
By: ..
Page No : 49-61
May- to Aug-2023
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iv
India and Australia: Strategic Maritime Partners in the Indo-Pacific
By: Ambassador Biren Nanda
Page No : 63-74
Abstract
In this article the author analyses the strategic, security and maritime aspects of cooperation between India and Australia and describes how this relationship is underpinned by growing economic and people to people ties. It addresses a number of important questions including, what are the strategic drivers in the Australia-India Relationship? What are the areas of convergence in the strategic outlooks of the two countries? What are the areas of divergence in the strategic outlooks of the two countries? Why both countries must cooperate within the Regional Security Architecture. What are our doubts and reservations about each other? What common challenges are Australia and India likely to face in the future? How can we develop the Regional Security Architecture for the Indian Ocean region? What is the Evolving Asian Maritime Landscape in the Eastern Indian Ocean? How do we assess the development of India Australia Defense and Security Ties? How has Civil Nuclear Cooperation consolidated the Strategic Ties between the two countries? What are the prospects for India-Australia Economic and People to People Ties? How does India look at Australia?
Author : Ambassador Biren Nanda is a retired career diplomat and former High Commissioner of India to Australia.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.1
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Australia-India Relations in an Evolving Indo-Pacific
By: Iqbal Singh Sevea
Page No : 75-84
Author : Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea is Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.2
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India-Australia Maritime Outlook in the Realm Indo-Pacific
By: GG Dwivedi
Page No : 85-92
Author : Major General GG Dwivedi, SM, VSM & Bar retired as Assistant Chief Integrated Defence Staff, after 38 years of distinguished service. A Veteran of Bangladesh War, he later commanded Battalion in Siachen (Northern Glacier), Brigade in Kashmir Valley, Division in the North East; served as Defence Attaché in China, North Korea and Mongolia. An alumnus of National Defence College and Harvard Kennedy School, he has PhD from JNU in International Relations. Currently, is Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Fellow at USI, Senior Fellow at Alon Ben-Meir Centre, New York. An acclaimed writer and speaker, he regularly appears as a panellist on the national TV.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.3
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The Engagement of India and Australia in the Indo-Pacific
By: Shubhamitra Das
Page No : 93-102
Author : Dr. Shubhamitra Das is Assistant Professor in the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is a regular writer on Indo-pacific region and has several books to her credit.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.4
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Unfolding the Changing Arc of Indo-pacific Strategic Architecture and India’s Tangled Interests beyond Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
By: Akshay K. Singh , Sanjay Kumar Mishra
Page No : 103-113
Authors :
Dr. Akshay K. Singh is the Head, Department of Political Science and International Relations,School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P
Sanjay Kumar Mishra is a Research Scholar, Department of Political Science and International Relation, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Gautam Budh Nagar, U.P.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.5
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Strategic Shifts in the Indo-Pacific and India-Australia Partnership
By: Tshering Chonzom Bhutia
Page No : 115-126
Abstract
The Indo-Pacific region is believed to be of immense strategic significance given the dynamism of the region in propelling economic growth and cooperation between nations. However, the region has attracted significant attention from major powers and is being reimagined as a contested geo-political space. The emergence of the term has led to a restructuring of the popular perception in which the world has traditionally and strategically perceived this geographical area. This paper delves into the manner in which the India and Australia as important actors in the region conceptualize the ‘Indo-Pacific’ and how it has shaped India-Australia relations.
Author : Tshering Chonzom Bhutia, PhD is Advisor, Unit for International Cooperation National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) (Deemed to be University) and Associate Editor, India Quarterly.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.6
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India-Australia Relations in the Era of Indo-pacific
By: Kalesh Mohanan
Page No : 127-138
Author : Kalesh Mohanan, Commander in the Indian Navy as well as a naval historian. He has a PhD and has done his Postdoctoral research in naval history from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has several publications including ‘The Royal Indian Navy: Trajectories, Transformations and the Transfer of Power’.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2023.31.02.7
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Regional News and Views
By: ..
Page No : 139-144
Jan-2022 to Apr-2022
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iv
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The Arabian Sea in the Vortex of Global and Regional Competitions
By: Talmiz Ahmad
Page No : 1-13
Author :
*Talmiz Ahmad is the former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE. He now holds the Ram Sathe Chair for International Studies, Symbiosis International University, Pune. He has written four books on West Asian affairs; his latest book, West Asia at War: Repression, Resistance and Great Power Politics, was published in April this year. He writes and lectures frequently on Political Islam, West Asia, Eurasia, the Indian Ocean, and energy security issues.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.01.1
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Pakistan’s Maritime Ambitions
By: Sharat Sabharwal
Page No : 15-24
Author :
Sharat Sabharwal was a career diplomat from 1975 to 2013. He served twice in Pakistan, as Deputy High Commissioner of India from 1995 to 1999 and High Commissioner from 2009 to 2013.”
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.01.2
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Gulf Geostrategies in a ‘post-free riders’ World
By: N. Janardhan
Page No : 25-36
Abstract
The stance of some Gulf countries vis-à-vis the Russia-Ukraine War in 2022 attests to their continued bid to enhance their strategic autonomy in a multi-polar world or ‘networked world order’. Over the last two decades the relations between the countries of the Gulf and Asia have expanded beyond the economic domain to include political and even security arrangements. While oil and non-oil trade are still the fulcrum of their association, ‘strategic’ partnerships are fast becoming the norm. This article argues that, along with economic diversification, the Gulf countries have diversified their foreign policies, especially with China, India, Japan and South Korea, among others. Together with Russia, this could eventually alter the current US-centric security paradigm and prepare them for a ‘post-free riders’ world. This opens up the prospect for a ‘collective’ security architecture in the Gulf, which is key to regional and global stability.
Author :
*Dr N. Janardhan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi. He has four books to his credit, the last titled "The Arab Gulf’s Pivot to Asia: From Transactional to Strategic Partnerships".
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.01.3
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Book Review
P S Suryanarayana, The Elusive Tipping Point : China-India Ties for a New Order, (Singapore: World Scientific, 2021)
By : Prof. Swarn Singh
Prof. Swaran Singh is the Chairman, Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Page No : 37-40
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Regional News and Views
By: P. G. Sankaran
Page No : 41-53
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May-2022 to Aug-2022
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iv
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Russia-Ukraine War and Impact on Indo-Pacific
By: Bhaswati Mukharjee
Page No : 55-59
Author :
Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee had a distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Service and had served as Ambassador to the Netherlands. A prolific writer, she has many books to her credit.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.1
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A European Reflects on Geopolitics after Russia-Ukraine War and Repercussions for Indo-Pacific
By: Joergen Oerstroem Moeller
Page No : 61-66
Introduction :
The Russian attack on Ukraine is the biggest geopolitical upheaval since 1945. The first observation is that the concept of warfare has changed. The second one is that globalization is losing steam with regionalism and autarchy gaining ground. The third one is that global super power position is about forging global values. One of the most certain projections for mid-21st Century is that the global powerhouse and consequently the area for competition/rivalry among big powers will be Indo-Pacific. The intriguing question is whether East Asia will maintain its primogeniture or whether South Asia will link up with West Asia and the Eastern coast of Africa challenging east Asia.
Author :
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller is a former state-secretary for the Royal Danish Foreign Ministry and the author of Asia’s Transformation: From Economic Globalization to Regionalization, The Veil of Circumstance: Technology, Values, Dehumanization and the Future of Economics and Politics and How Asia Can Shape the World, from the era of Plenty to the Era of Scarcities.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.2
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The Long Arm of the Russia-Ukraine War in the Indo-Pacific
By: Anuradha Chenoy
Page No : 67-72
The Russia-Ukraine war in theatre is regionally part of Europe but its impact is global and long term. This war has accelerated changes in the global order that have deep multi-level consequences. While this war is embedded in the nuances of European and Russian history, actors in this war have global interests and aims. One major arm of this war extends to the Indo-Pacific. This article examines why the Indo-Pacific is imbricated in this war and its impact.
Author :
Dr. Anuradha Chenoy was a professor and former Dean in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.3
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How Russia-Ukraine War is Impacting Indo-Pacific Region?
By: S. B. Asthana
Page No : 73-82
Author :
Maj. General S. B. Asthana is a globally acknowledged Strategic and Security Analyst who has authored over 400 publications. With 45 years of experience, he held key appointments in Army & UN. A TV commentator, Speaker in various Strategic, Military forums, UN Organisations, Think-tanks and Universities, he holds important posts in many national, international and UN organisations.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.4
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Impact Beyond the Borders
By: Achal Kumar Malhotra
Page No : 83-89
Author :
Ambassador Achal K. Malhotra has a vast experience in serving in Indian Mission in Morcow before taking over as India’s Ambassador to Armenia and Georgia.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.5
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Russia’s Pivot to Asia
By: Vinay Shukla
Page No : 91-98
Synopsis:
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is perceived as an outcome of the US policy to contain Moscow in order to prevent it from resurrecting the Russian Empire on the ruins of the USSR, collapse of which heralded an era of a Unipolar world order. Russia’s incursion into Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is the watershed moment in European development – an abrupt end to the dream of a common European space from Lisbon to Vladivostok, which will have wider consequences for the world community including in the Indo-Pacific region. Amid the ongoing conflict with no end to cessation of hostilities in sight, the Russian Federation has adopted a new naval doctrine to replace its older doctrine of 2015 to globally face the challenge of united West under the US leadership in the maritime domain.
Author :
* The author is an independent Eurasia analyst, Consulting Editor of Raksha Anirveda (quarterly) Delhi, as Moscow correspondent of India’s premier news agencies and author of chapters in “Russia and Asia - The Emerging Security Agenda”, SIPRI, Oxford University Press, 1999. “India and Russia- Deepening the Strategic Partnership”, ICWA, New Delhi, 2013 and several articles for various Indian and Russian think tanks.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.02.6
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Regional News and Views
By: Gopinath Chattapadhyay
Page No : 99-107
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Sep-2022 to Dec-2022
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iii
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Space Technology for Maritime Security
By: P. V. Rao
Page No : 109-156
Author :
P.V. Rao
NALSAR
National Fellow, ICSSR
Former Director, Indian Ocean Studies
Osmania University
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British Imperial Vision of the Indian Ocean with reference to the works of Sir Halford John Mackinder
By: Krishnendra Meena
Page No : 119-130
Abstract:
India, from an economic perspective was the most important colony for British Empire. Geopolitically, on the other hand, the imperial vision accorded immense significance to the Indian Ocean. Sir Halford J. Mackinder, considered to be a land power theorist, advocated and highlighted the significance of the Indian Ocean repeatedly in his prolific career. The paper will highlight that his work intended to preserve British Sea power by focusing upon the ‘Geographical Pivot of History’, the impregnable landmass later termed as the ‘Heartland’. Mackinder’s works Britain and British Seas (1902), Eight Lectures on India (1910), Democratic Ideals and Reality (1919) and Round World, the Winning of Peace (1943) reveal his understanding of the Indian Ocean space as a strategic linkage with both the Mediterranean and East Asia. He argues that the defence of Mediterranean is vital for its access to the Indian Ocean and similarly the connectivity offered by the ports in the Indian Oceanic space to the east is economically vital. The Bombay and Colombo ports were coveted locations on the high street which begins at London and emphasized that “Colombo is one of the chief centres of communication in the world” (Mackinder 1910). The aim of the paper therefore is to clarify that Mackinder valued British Sea Power and it was to create a defensive framework for the same that he highlighted threats emanating from the ‘Heartland’. In this schema, the heavy British presence in the Indian Oceanic space served two purposes, the defence towards the east from other European powers and the economic function of exploitation of the Indian riches.
Author:
Dr. Krishnendra Meena is an Associate Professor in the Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament (CIPOD) in the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also the Secretary General of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies. He has been regularly contributing to various periodicals with his articles on International Affairs.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.03.1
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India's Maritime Concerns in IOR
By: Shyam Kumar
Page No : 131-141
Introduction
The Indian Ocean is a large mass of water, stretching from the Strait of Malacca and western coast of Australia in the East to the Mozambique Channel in the West. With Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea to its North, it extends into the southern Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean’s key sub-regions are South Asia, the Middle East, the eastern coast of Africa and the islands dotting the ocean from Sri Lanka in the East to the Comoros Archipelago in the West. The Indian Ocean has been home to major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. These vital sea-routes have been facilitating maritime trade in the Indian Ocean region.
Author :
Shyam Kumar has been an officer in the Indian Navy from 1984 to 2019. He served as War Ship Captain twice and has been an Instructor Pilot. He holds a Master's degree in defence and strategic studies. He is a regular panellist in various media channels for analysis on defence and strategic issues.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.03.3
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Marine Spatial Planing - A New Perspective Based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework
By: Dr. (Cdr) Arnab Das
Page No : 143-156
Introduction
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR), has become the theatre of geopolitical and geo-strategic interactions in the 21st century, and various nations both from within and the extra-regional powers are deploying their strategic assets in the region. It is the Indo part of the Indo-Pacific strategic space, which is largely defined as the tropical littoral waters of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The tropical waters present unique challenges and opportunitiespolitically, economically, and physically, thus any attempt at governance must account for the unique tropical characteristics1 . Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is probably the most effective tool for governance and management of challenges and opportunities in the marine as well as the freshwater systems. The precise mapping of the resources, their quality & availability, concerns of security & sustainability and many more can really help in their effective and efficient exploitation. The exploration is equally critical and there again, MSP can be a great tool. All kinds of policy & technology interventions can be deployed using MSP in vast marine and freshwater systems2 .Dr. (Cdr) Arnab Das, an Indian Navy veteran with over two decades of active service, has been involved in underwater research for over two decades with reasonable contribution to the strategic security and blue economy. Holder of a Masters & PhD Degree from IIT Delhi, Dr. Das is the Founder Director of the Maritime Research Centre (MRC), Pune. He has been extensively writing for leading periodicals to create awareness about the underwater domain.
Author :
*Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, an Indian Navy veteran with over two decades of active service, has been involved in underwater research for over two decades with reasonable contribution to the strategic security and blue economy. Holder of a Masters & PhD degree from IIT Delhi, Dr. Das is the Founder Director of the Maritime Research Centre (MRC), Pune. He has been extensively writing for leading periodicals to create awareness about the underwater domain.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2022.30.03.4
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Regional News and Views
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Page No : 157-168
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Jan-2021 to Apr-2021
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i.iv
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Reflecting on the Global Economy (and India) throug the lens of COVID-19
By: A. Didar Singh
Page No : 1-10
Introduction:
That is obvious though not certain. In discussing the economy, we first need to ask the right questions in order to get the right answers. It’s also another way of asking what relevance these questions or answers may have? This is of special relevance in the present pandemic situation as ab initio it is turning not just the world but all concepts upside down! It's forcing us to question the basis of life and in doing so question the basis of our economic activity. But these are somewhat philosophical questions yet relevant for humankind to address. To begin at the beginning let us first address what COVID-19 is and how it is impacting the global economy.
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A. Didar Singh is former Secretary to Government of India and Ex-Secretary General, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)
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The Evolving Geopolitics of Pre and Post COVID Southeast Asia
By: Biren Nanda
Page No : 11-22
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Biren Nanda is former Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN.
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Evolving Geopolitical Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific in the Pandemic Era: A South Korean Perspective
By: Skand Tayal
Page No : 23-29
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Skand R. Tayal is a former ambassador of India to South Korea.
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The counterbalance of two power orders in the Indo-Pacific and the choices of ASEAN and Vietnam
By: Nguyen Xuan Trung
Page No : 31-41
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Nguyen Xuan Trung is Director General in the Vietnam Institute for Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, Hanoi.
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Chinese Adventurism in the South China Sea, Non-Claimant States and India
By: Mahima N. Duggal , Jagannath P. Panda
Page No : 43-56
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Ms. Mahima N. Duggal is an Associated Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden. She is also Editorial Assistant to the Series Editor for “Routledge Studies on think Asia”.
Dr. Jagannath P. Panda is a Research Fellow and Centre Coordinator for East Asia at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He is the Series Editor for “Routledge Studies on Think Asia”.
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India and the International Solar Alliance: Looking beyond Energy into Security
By: Eerishika Pankaj
Page No : 57-68
Abstract :
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a political vision that India and France share to ensure distribution and usage of clean energy. The criticality behind this notion is that it has the potential to shape a much broader strategic ambit in India’s evolving post-pandemic foreign policy as a venture beyond its environmental and climate driven exterior. This paper argues that India’s focus on the ISA in the post-COVID 19 order must be swift and expansive, covering security, economic and strategic overtures of the energy ‘alliance’. The paperanalyzes the Quadrilateral 2.0, India’s bilateral synergy with partner nations, Quad ‘Plus’, Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI), Indo-Pacific security, China and other key strategic ambits vis-a-vis the ISA in support of such a geopolitical lens for viewing the ISA.
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*Eerishika Pankaj is an Editorial Assistant to the Series Editor for the Routledge Series on Think Asia. She is also a Young Leader in the Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program (YLP). Her research interests lie in Chinese foreign and domestic policies, Asian security studies, pathologies of international organizations and human security studies in conflict zones.
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Webinar organised by the Society for Indian Ocean Studies
By: J. K. Tripathi
Page No : 69-75
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J. K. Tripathi is a former ambassador of Indian Zimbabwe and currently the Managing Editor of the 'Journal of Indian Studies'.
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News and Views
By: J. K. Tripathi
Page No : 77-90
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May-2021 to Aug-2021
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-iv
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QUAD 3.0 - Challenges and Opportunities
By: C Uday Bhaskar
Page No : 91-100
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Commodore C Uday Bhaskar ranks amongst India’s best known strategic thinkers and writers. Currently Director, Society for Policy Studies, he has the rare distinction of having headed three think-tanks including the National Maritime Foundation and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (as officiating Director) in 2004-05.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.1
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It’s later than you think: Time to get another gear in the India-U.S. strategic partnership
By: William C. Mcsquilkin
Page No : 101-106
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William McQuilkin is a retired U.S. naval officer and a former Director of the U.S. Navy’s Strategy and Policy Division (OPNAV N51) from 2013-2016 where he led the drafting and publishing of “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower”, the fundamental roadmap for the U.S. Navy’s future. He has published numerous articles on Indian security matters.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.2
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Re-Emergence of QUAD: Mechanism for Dialogue and Security; India’s Approach
By: Gurjit Singh
Page No : 107-116
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Gurjit Singh is a former Indian diplomat who has served as Ambassador of India to Germany, Indonesia and the ASEAN.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.3
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Quad Evolving into a Security Institution
By: Yasushi Tomiyama
Page No : 117-129
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Mr. Yasushi Tomiyama is a research fellow and Planning Committee member at the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and a former foreign news editor and bureau chief in Washington, D.C., London, and Bangkok for the Jiji Press.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.
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The Battle for Hearts and Minds: The Quad, China and Vaccine Diplomacy
By: Lindsay Hughes
Page No : 131-139
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Mr. Lindsay Hughes is a Senior Research Analyst/Research Manager at Future Directions International, a Perth-based think-tank, where he is responsible for the oversight of South Asia, Central Asia and those countries of the Middle East that lie on the Indian Ocean littoral. He has an on-going interest in the foreign policies of China and the United States.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.5
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Japan’s Quad: More than a Mechanism for Dialogue
By: Reena Marwah , Lailufar Yasmin
Page No : 141-153
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Dr. Ms. Reena Marwah is Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi.
Dr. Ms. Lailufar Yasmin is Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.6
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Australia and the Quad: From Hesitancy to Embracement
By: Samuel Matthews Bashfield
Page No : 155-164
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Samuel Matthews Bashfield is a PhD candidate and research officer at the Australian National University’s National Security College. Sam’s research engages with Indian Ocean security affairs, with a focus on the past, present and future of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory).
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.02.7
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Regional News and Views
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Page No : 165-171
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Sep-2021 to Dec-2021
Editorial
By: Sudhir T. Devare
Page No : i-v
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Small Island Developing States and Blue Economy: A Case Study of Mauritius and Seychelles
By: V. N. Attri
Page No : 173-197
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V.N. Attri is the former chair Professor in the Indian Ocean Studies (CIOS) in The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.1
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India and Geographical Advantages of Indian Ocean Islands
By: Adluri Subramanyam Raju , Udita Banerjee
Page No : 199-209
Introduction
The geographical contours of a country play a preeminent role in the determination of its course of history and the roles and responsibilities it takes up at the international scene. As enunciated pointedly by Hans Morgenthau that “on the relatively stable foundation of geography the pyramid of national power arises.”1 However, Robert D. Kaplan cautions that “geography is merely the unchanging backdrop against which the battle of ideas plays out.”2 Although he cautions against inspiring determinism, he concurs with W.H. Parker in upholding that eventually “in the long run, however, those who are working in harmony with environmental influences will triumph over those who strive against them.”3 As the world gets smaller in the 21st century with spiralling technological modernization, it becomes all the more crucial to know every inch of space better in order to reap benefits and overcome obstacles. And the beginning has to be made with the intimate acquaintance of a nation’s foreign policy with its geography -in a word, its geopolitics. In this vein, this paper calls for a key understanding for India of the geopolitical matrix of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the threats characterising the region and its resident countries and their perceptions of India’s policy in carving out a paradigm of Security and Growth for all in the region (SAGAR).
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Adluri Subramanyam Raju is a Professor & Udita Banerjee is a Research Scholar (UGC JRF) UGC Centre for Maritime Studies, Pondicherry University, India.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.2
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Ocean-based Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Seychelles
By: Diana Benoit
Page No : 211-219
Introduction
The opportunity for trade, security and sustainable development heightened global interests and dialogues about the Indian Ocean, the third largest of the world’s ocean. The Republic of Seychelles is a small island developing state in the western Indian Ocean and is an ideal case study to illustrate the challenges and opportunities for a small island nation with a population of less than 100,000. The Seychelles archipelago is rich in terrestrial and marine biodiversity and, with the support of the private and civil society sectors, the country plays an important role in environmental protection and conservation. This article explores tourism and fisheries as the two main drivers of the Seychelles economy and discusses about the impacts of external shocks on economic growth. As a long-term solution for sustainable development and food security for small states, the article proposes economic diversification for Seychelles to recover from socio-economic and environmental disasters. This article also draws on the opportunities that Seychelles as a seaboard country has by utilising its territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). To illustrate this, three main concepts are discussed - the Blue Economy, maritime security and international cooperation - as interlinked components that can lead to peace within the region.
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Diana Benoit is the Founder and Director of the James R. Mancham Peace and Diplomacy Research Institute at the University of Seychelles, an academic research institute that focuses not only on Seychelles but also eastern Africa and the western Indian Ocean region.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.3
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Island States of the Indian Ocean: A Security and Development Perspective of Madagascar
By: Johanne Andria-Manantena
Page No : 221-230
Abstract
Islands states are facing challenges from environmental hazards to maritime security threats. A rise in Sea level has put at risk a lot of small islands states. Indian Ocean Islands states are not excluded from this phenomenon. According to world atlas, the Indian Ocean is the “world’s third largest ocean and covers 70,560,000 km2 ”. 1 Madagascar, Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri lanka are the island nations located in the Indian Ocean. Though they share a lot between themselves, they are diverse in many aspects. Blue economy can be a way forward if we consider the economic development of the region.
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Johanne Andria-manantena is currently lecturer of International law, is a student of International Relations and Diplomacy (class 2020-2021) and is also a practitioner of Maritime law.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.4
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Sri Lanka : a Another View on Security and Development
By: Vagisha Gunasekara
Page No : 231-249
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Vagisha Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan political economist based in Colombo who takes an inter-disciplinary approach in exploring the interaction between global forms and local political economy of emerging contexts and practices of governance and labour.?????
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.5
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Mitigating Maritime Security Threats through the use of Maritime Domain Awareness
By: Mohammed Sawaad Saidullah
Page No : 251-260
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Mohammed Sawaad Saidullah is a Captain in the Coast Guards of the National Defence Force of Maldives.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.6
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Indonesia Perspective on Counter-Piracy in the Continuity of the Indian Ocean Maritime Security Cooperation
By: Naifa Rizani Lardo , Vashaya Alinda Syadina
Page No : 261-273
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Naifa Rizani Lardo & Vashaya Alinda Syadina are Research Interns in CSIS Indonesia
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/JIOS.2021.29.03.7
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Regional News & Views
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Page No : 275-281
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Introductories:
The article should not include an abstract, but an introduction or preamble is preferable. If desired, group headings may be used to discuss factors.
Citations: Footnotes
To enquire about the next Issue’s theme and for sending articles, the Managing Editor may be contacted at:-
Email: jitutrips@hotmail.com
Phone: +91 9650691602
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