Papers presented at a seminar "Emerging challenges to energy security in the Asia Pacific", held at Chennai during 16-17 March 2009; organized by Centre for Security Analysis, Chennai, and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation

Asia redux : conceptualising a region for our times -- The idea of Asia and its ambiguities -- The intricacies of premodern Asian connections -- Asia is not one -- Response to Prasenjit Duara, "Asia redux" -- Floating : no gears shifting -- Response to comments on "Asia redux