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    ISAS Working Papers

    Long-term studies on trends and issues in South Asia

    262 : The Indian Ocean Rim Association: Scaling Up?

    Barana Waidyatilake

    12 July 2017

    Having achieved relatively little in two decades of its existence, the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which met for the first time at a summit level in March 2017, can now assess the opportunities for economic cooperation and connectivity among its member states. While a beginning could perhaps be made at a sub-regional level, as an example for others to follow, the challenges of diversities and geopolitics cannot also be discounted.