BISA 2026 Conference

The Indo-Pacific in world politics

FR05

5 Jun 2026, 16:45

1h 30m

Panel International Studies of the Mediterranean, Middle East & Asia Working Group

Description

This panel explores several dimensions of Indo-Pacific politics, including China’s low-profile engagement in Myanmar, India’s maritime strategy, the political dynamics of small states such as the Maldives, and the securitisation of democracy in Singapore.

Subcontributions

• Between Principle and Practice: China’s Low-Profile Engagement in Myanmar
• Small Island States and Strategic Dependence: The Maldives in India’s Regional Vision
• Rethinking Sovereignty from the Margins of the Indian Ocean: Elite Agency and Embodied Sovereignties in the Maldives and Sri Lanka
• From the Euro-Atlantic to the Asia-Pacific: India’s Maritime Diplomacy towards the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region
• Securitising Democracy in Singapore: How the People’s Action Party Constructs Democratic Reform as Threat