MonsoonBy: Robert D. Kaplan On the world maps common in America, the Western Hemisphere lies front and center, while the Indian Ocean region all but disappears. This convention reveals the geopolitical focus of the now departed twentieth century, but in the twenty first century that focus will fundamentally change. In this pivotal examination of the countries known as Monsoon Asiawhich include India, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Burma, Oman, Sri Lanka,