Abstract
The Indian Ocean maritime space can indeed be conceived as one oceanic space, but not quite as one region Historians have written about the long history of contact and trade done by people from its coasts. Geographers have for centuries given various names to the oceanic space. Over time the maritime space connecting the shores of East Africa, Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and Australia has come to be recognised as the Indian Ocean. In IR theory and geopolitics the Indian Ocean is often discussed as four sub-regions—East Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Australasia (South East Asia and Australia combine)—instead of one region.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Gupta, M. (2010). Prospects for Regional Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. In: Indian Ocean Region. The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5989-8_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5989-8_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-5988-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-5989-8
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)