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(Redirected from Island South Asia) The islands of South Asia "Island South Asia" redirects here. For the broader region including Coastal South Asia, see Littoral South Asia. Not to be confused with Insular India.

Insular South Asia is an ill-defined region, consisting at a minimum of all islands in the Southern region of Asia, principally Sri Lanka, the Maldives and the Laccadives. Other sources also apply the term to the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia encompassing Brunei, Indonesia, East Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and East Timor.

It was an important region during the initial European colonisation of South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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