| ID | 172234 |
| Title Proper | Politics of strategic narratives of regional order in the Indo-Pacific |
| Other Title Information | free, open, prosperous, inclusive? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chacko, Priya ; Barthwal-Datta, Monika |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper investigates India and Australia’s respective strategic narratives of regional order in the Indo-Pacific. Despite apparently significant convergences in their terminology around the desire for a ‘stable’, ‘prosperous’, ‘open’, ‘free’ and ‘inclusive’ Indo-Pacific, the regional order narratives of India and Australia each promote a distinct conception of regional order, reflecting different sets of political, geopolitical, economic and institutional concerns and agendas. India’s narrative promotes ‘issue-based’ alliances with a variety of countries including China, Russia and the United States, to promote a multipolar regional order, and reflects a long-standing desire to culturally identify and economically integrate with East Asian states. Australia’s narrative seeks to perpetuate the post-World War II status quo in the region, with respect to the continuation of a dominant US presence. It promotes closer partnerships with countries like India, Japan and Indonesia, within a US-led regional order, to diversify its economic and security relationships amidst perceptions of China’s growing assertiveness. It also carves out a central strategic role for Australia in a region where its leaders have traditionally felt like ‘outsiders’. The analysis advances a cultural political economy (CPE) approach to strategic narratives, demonstrating how and why strategic narratives are formed, projected and received at particular junctures. |
| `In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 74, No.3; Jun 2020: p.244-263 |
| Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol: 74 No 3 |
| Key Words | Australia ; Regional order ; India ; Strategic Narrative ; Indo-Pacific |