BRAZILIAN AND INDIAN MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES: DIFFERENCES IN INFLUENCE-BUILDING APPROACHES

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Guerra Naval
• Main Authors: Probal Kumar Ghosh, Kai Michael Kenkel, Danilo Marcondes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Marinha do Brasil, Escola de Guerra Naval 2022
• Subjects: maritime security; india; brazil; indian ocean region; south atlantic ocean; Naval Science; V; Indian; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21544/2359-3075.v28n1.b; https://doaj.org/article/be1b14ac03304053b8197d5a84f7e5ba

Emerging powers have often employed diverse strategies to gain influence in their regions. This article explores and compares the maritime regional influence-building pro-cesses spearheaded by Brazil and India. We identify geo-political variables that influence the permanence of dis-cursive region-building strategies that involve: sustained interaction with coastal states; the generation of sufficient maritime consciousness/awareness; strategic importance, either in geopolitical or in economic terms; and acceptan-ce of the proposing state’s claim to a leadership role bac-ked by power projection capabilities. These concepts are explored in the contexts of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, revealing the limits imposed on influence-buil-ding by geopolitical factors.