Brass Tacks: Unpacking the Indo-Pacific Template

Edited by Pratnashree Basu, this volume of the GP-ORF Series will explore the currents that characterise a geopolitically tense Indo-Pacific with the aim to untangle or decongest this geographical space, which has in a sense become encumbered by a multitude of strategic ascriptions and ensuing policy prescriptions. The edition comprises four sections inquiring into the key developments and their perceived and actual implications alongside considered approaches that inform both intra and extra-region interactions. Divided into the broad categories of strategy, economy, regional politics and critical technologies, these sections also offer policy directions in response to shifts in the regional contour. The not-so-smooth rise of China; the increasing role of aspirational intra-regional countries; a renewed realisation of the significance of maritime commerce and its complex and multi-layered interaction with political dynamics; the reliance on maritime trade routes for supplies of energy and the uncertainties; and opportunities posed by rapid advances in critical technologies are some of the key issues that underpin and shape developments in the Indo-Pacific.

Contents
Editor¿s Note

Geo-strategy: The Geometry of the Indo-Pacific Construct
The Indo-Pacific: From Theory to Practice - Harsh V Pant and Anant Singh Mann
Intersections Between Free and Open Indo-Pacific and Other Regional Templates - David Scott
In Defence of the Indo-Pacific Concept - Sanjay Pulipaka and Mohit Musaddi
Chinese Checkers: Driving Alignments in the Indo-Pacific - Shruti Pandalai
Biden and the Indo-Pacific: Towards a `Leading From Behind¿ Strategy - Kashish Parpiani
Examining the EU¿s Indo-Pacific Strategy - Swati Prabhu

Geoeconomy: Repercussions of Adaptive Expectations
Pandemic-Induced Supply Chain Disruptions: Geoeconomic Reactions in the Indo-Pacific - Soumya Bhowmick and Suyash Das
Competing Trade Architectures in the Indo-Pacific - Nilanjan Ghosh
For India, Autarky Is not an Option - Dhruva Jaishankar
Challenges to Blue Economy in the Indo-Pacific - Abhijit Singh
Energy Security in the Indo-Pacific: Need for a Rules-Based Maritime Order - Roshan Saha and Pratnashree Basu

Competing Polarities: Regional ordering and External Balancing
China¿s Rise and Balancing in the Indo-Pacific: Taking Stock in 2021 - Jeff M. Smith
Minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific: An Indian Perspective - Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific: Managing the Impact of Regional Power Shifts - Shankari Sundararaman
Preserving `ASEAN Centrality¿ in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and Possibilities - Premesha Saha
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: India¿s Strategic Node in the Indo-Pacific - Sohini Bose and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury

Analytics and Ambiguity: The Critical Technology Frontline
Towards a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Through Critical Technologies - Aarshi Tirkey
Emerging Military Technologies and What They May Mean for the Indo-Pacific - Javin Aryan
Securing the Cyberspace - Ratnadeep Chakraborty

About the Editor and Authors

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