Indian Ocean Conference 2016 in Singapore: India's Soft Power on Display

• Main Author: Cordner, Lee
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83941; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41471
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Enacting India’s Act East policy was central to a high profile India-hosted Conference on the Indian Ocean held in Singapore. India’s intent to be the major power in the Indian Ocean employing an essentially soft power approach was on display.