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100			_aDey, Dipankar _942088
245			_aExploring India’s maritime connectivity through Bay of Bengal
260			_aSouth Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies
300			_a 23(2), Jan-Jun, 2023: p.23-27
520			_aMaritime connectivity has increasingly grown across the Ocean, especially to make it easier to boost economic transit, strategic interdependency, and logistic support. In this context, the Bay of Bengal remained significant for connecting entire South Asia to Southeast Asian countries. In detail, the Bay of Bengal lies at the core of the Indo-Pacific, and its subsidiary, the Andaman Sea, acts as India’s Geo-strategic gateway pass in the region. India has referred to the Indo-Pacific as a free, open, inclusive and rule-based order to respect all nations’ sovereignty and territorial integrity. The strategic capability and capacity significantly influence to the maritime connectivity. Hence, this paper will argue the different dimensions of India’s maritime connectivity and security implication for regional integration. This paper will also critically analyse that how India’s maritime connectivity and security initiatives primarily benefited the Bay of Bengal to enhance India’s partnership towards both immediate and extended neighbours.- Reproduced
773			_aSouth Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies
906			_aINDIA - FOREIGN RELATIONS - SOUTH EAST ASIA
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