Small Islands and Invisible Boundaries : sovereignty, security, and maritime disputes in the Indo-Pacific

1 Introduction 1

Debasish Nandy and Monojit Das

Part I Geopolitical Disputes and Legal Considerations

2 Legal and Political Implications on the Dispute of Dokdo/Takeshim Between ROK and

Japan with the Perspective of Indo-Pacific strategy 13

Soojeong Choi

3 The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute: A Materialist and Constructivist Analysis 29

Manish Jung Pulami and Md. Saifullah Akon

Part II Small Islands in the Great Power Competition

4 ASEAN's Relevance in the Regional Geopolitics: Examining the Role of Small Island

Nation—Singapore 51

Thu Hien Phan

5 Pacific Island Countries in the Time of Great Power Competition 69

Guangyi Pan

6 No Room to Hedge: The Philippines Quest for Deterrence Under Marcos Jr. 93

Matteo Piasentini

7 Small Island Nations and Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific 115

Capt. Nitin Agarwala and Monojit Das

Part III Maritime Security and Strategic Partnerships

8 Maritime Security of Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Significance, Challenges and Strategies 147

Minarul Islam Biswas

9 China–Papua New Guinea Relations: Strategic Partnerships and Development

Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Context 167

Mohamad Zreik

10 The Maritime and Climate Security of the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, and

the Solomon Islands: Are There Influences from Regional or External Powers? 185

Debasish Nandy

11 Strategic Salience of India's Island Chains in the IOR: Andaman and Nicobar and

Lakshadweep Islands 207

Alik Naha

Part IV Climate Change, Migration, and Security Challenges

12 The Environmental and Maritime Security of Saint Martin Island and Other Small

Islands of Bangladesh 235

Sujit Kumar Datta

13 EU-ASEAN Interregionalism: The Role of Interregional Cooperation in Addressing

Maritime Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific 255

Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh

14 Sinking Futures: Consequences of Migration in the Selected Small Island States of the

Indo-Pacific 275

Pradipta Mukherjee

15 The Role of Nauru as a Strategic Disruptor in Indo-Pacific Geopolitics Through

Citizenship by Investment 297

Sreshta Chakraborty, Manish Jaiswal, and Monojit Das

Correction to: ASEAN's Relevance in the Regional Geopolitics: Examining the Role of Small

Island Nation—Singapore C1

Thu Hien Phan