ASIA’S MARITIME PARADIPLOMATIC PRACTICE – A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH

Abstract

The paradiplomatic activities carried out by maritime cities in Asia through diverse practices is the core essence of this paper.  Asia’s prominence over the global maritime trade has set out an extensive foreign engagement of maritime cities and coastal regions in maritime affairs that deems maritime paradiplomacy as an emerging dimension in Asia. The paper attempts to identify how practice of maritime paradiplomacy among Asian countries is unconventional yet an innovative practice.  In an attempt to study Asia’s maritime paradiplomatic practice with a specific focus on China, Singapore, Japan and India, the paper addresses multidimensional approach of maritime cities and coastal regions in Asia.