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Darshana M. Baruah

Darshana M. Baruah

Darshana M. Baruah is a Nonresident Scholar with the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is also currently a Visiting Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo, where she is working on a book about the significance of strategic islands in the Indian Ocean region. Her primary research focuses on maritime security in Asia and the role of the Indian Navy in a new security architecture. Her work also examines the strategic implications of China’s infrastructure and connectivity projects as well as trilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.

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Geopolitics of Indian Ocean Islands in 2019: Takeaways for Traditional Powers Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Geopolitics of Indian Ocean Islands in 2019: Takeaways for Traditional Powers

China’s rapidly expanding presence in the Indian Ocean in recent…

Indian Ocean Heats Up: New Delhi’s Changing Maritime Environment Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Indian Ocean Heats Up: New Delhi’s Changing Maritime Environment

The Indian Ocean, an erstwhile “zone of peace,” is beginning…

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As Prime Minister Modi gears up to meet President Obama…