Q&A
Darshana M. Baruah, Satyendra Prasad, Denghua Zhang
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In The Media
Indian Ocean Geopolitics
The in-vogue term “Indo-Pacific” positions the Indian Ocean region as part of singular geographic–and geopolitical–region along with the Pacific Ocean. Yet understandings of and approaches to the Indian Ocean region are very much in the eye of the beholder.
Published on Jun 1, 2021
About the Author
Darshana M. Baruah
Former Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program
Darshana M. Baruah was a nonresident scholar with the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where she directs the Indian Ocean Initiative.
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Darshana M. Baruah
Recent Work
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