| ID | 130648 |
| Title Proper | Commonwealth of Australia (2013) |
| Other Title Information | the importance of the Indian Ocean Rim for Australia's foreign, trade and defence policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The committee's report has highlighted the diversity of the countries of the Indian Ocean Rim and the multiple ways it which these states can be categorised. This diversity and the lack of a single agreed definition of the 'Indian Ocean Rim' has created a significant challenge for the development of policy, from both an Australian and a regional perspective. Australia's approach to trade in the Indian Ocean Rim is largely bilateral; defence and strategic relations are based on single issue groupings; and aid to the region is predominately provided under the auspices of the United Nations. Evidence gathered in relation to the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Co-operation (IOR-ARC) demonstrates clearly that diversity in the region - both economic and political - has created inertia in the region's main organisation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of the Indian Ocean Region Vol.9, No.2; December 2013: p.238-239 |
| Journal Source | Journal of the Indian Ocean Region Vol.9, No.2; December 2013: p.238-239 |
| Key Words | Australia ; Bilateral Relations ; Defence Relations ; Strategic Relations ; Political Relations ; Maritime Security ; Maritime Strategy ; Regional Perspective ; India ; Indian Ocean Region - IOR ; Indian Ocean Rim - IOR ; Australian Senate ; International Trade ; Economic Concern ; Economic Strategy ; IOR - ARC ; Geopolitics ; Geostrategic ; Indo - Australian Relations |