Understanding Maritime Security: Three ViewpointsFrom a policy perspective, there are three ways of viewing the Bay of Bengal. [15] In this reading of security dynamics, maritime security in the Bay depends largely on institutional mechanisms to counter non-traditional human security challenges such as terrorism, trafficking, the environment, and climate change. Notwithstanding their preference for “security pluralism”, some Bay states are wary of geopolitical competition in the Bay of Bengal. Maritime Domain Awareness: A Work in ProgressDespite differences in how they perceive maritime security, the perspectives of Bay states seem to align on MDA. 47-64 [22] Udayan Das, “What stagnates regionalism in the Bay of Bengal region?”, Hindustan Times, April 26, 2022, https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/what-stagnates-regionalism-in-the-bay-of-bengal-region-101650983495679.html [23] Das, “What stagnates regionalism in the Bay of Bengal?” [24] Pulipaka, “The Bay of Bengal as a Zone of Peace”.
