Indo-Pacific Affairs has emerged as a major center of geo-strategic interest. As a political and strategic concept, it has gradually established in the foreign policy lexicon of some countries, especially the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs focus on Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
Japan is also a member of the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, which is a global infrastructure partnership launched by the United States and other countries and it is part of a broader effort to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region ...
The interrelation between the two vibrant, strong, secular, and multicultural democracies has advanced in strength and significance since India’s economic reforms in 1990’s and has expanded in all the areas swiftly ...
The Philippine Navy has no choice but to ride itself with multilateral defense, thus pragmatic foreign policy and defense cooperation can offset the lack of material capability. There is much needed development for restructuring and reemployment of navy ships and units, though easier once the materiels and equipments are ready. ...
The National Security Strategy indicates areas of collaboration between India and the United States, which will help India, achieve its medium - and long-term defence objectives. India’s participation in regional alliances like as the Quad and the I2U2 is highly valued ...
Earlier, China was focused on its presence in the Indian Ocean, developing its capabilities and good ties with the IOR countries to fulfill its geostrategic and geo-economics ambitions but the influence game has shifted to the Pacific Ocean now, with the realization by the United States that China is a real threat ...
Successful outcomes, can only be materialised, should member nations endeavour to bring about the very atmosphere of discourse as in minilaterals, in the larger regional and multilateral framework as well ...
There is a possibility for more initiatives in areas such as climate change, biodiversity, global marine commons, sea connectivity and trade, rules-based order, and values of democracy for governance ...
This expansion of the network by China is a threat to India seen from the nexus between China and Pakistan, China and Bangladesh, China and Sri Lanka in order to encircle India via the ‘String of Pearl’ ...
More minilateral cooperation will rise because of the transformations that are going on in this region and more will also depend on how China and US respond to these changes and address the regional issues ...
The Geopolitical Implications of China’s Inroads in the Indo-Pacific Region
The rise of China has created an unsettling effect in the region and China has enormous potential to become a global force, to overtake the US in economic, political, and military power and influence in the next few decades ...