{"id":53707,"date":"2019-11-05T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T06:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=53707"},"modified":"2019-11-05T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T06:30:14","slug":"answered-maritime-security-and-connectivity-in-indo-pacific-region-are-the-priority-areas-that-need-to-be-focused-for-indias-economic-growth-and-sustainable-development-c","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-maritime-security-and-connectivity-in-indo-pacific-region-are-the-priority-areas-that-need-to-be-focused-for-indias-economic-growth-and-sustainable-development-c\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cMaritime security and connectivity in Indo-Pacific region are the priority areas that need to be focused for India\u2019s economic growth and sustainable development.\u201d Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction. <\/strong>Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>Discuss the significance of maritime security and connectivity in Indo-Pacific region for Indian growth.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The term \u2018Indo-Pacific\u2019 is gaining currency as a new construct in recent times. The Indo-Pacific provides a geographic and strategic expanse, with the two oceans being linked together by the ten ASEAN countries. Security in the region must be maintained through dialogue, a common rules-based order, freedom of navigation, unimpeded commerce, and settlement of disputes in accordance with international law. India supports a rules-based, balanced, and stable trade environment in the Indo- Pacific region. Sustainable connectivity initiatives promoting mutual benefit should be continually fostered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significance of maritime security and\nconnectivity in Indo-Pacific region for Indian growth:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Strategic significance: <\/strong>Indio-Pacific is\na multipolar region, contributing more than half of the world\u2019s GDP and\npopulation. A stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific Region is an important\npillar of India\u2019s strategic partnership with the other countries especially USA.<\/li>
  2. Mineral Resources: <\/strong>Maritime territories\nhave also emerged as depositories of vital resources ranging from fish stocks\nto minerals and offshore oil and gas.48 The South China Sea, for instance, is\nestimated to hold some 10 per cent of the global catch of fish as well as 11\nbillion barrels of oil and 190 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas.<\/li>
  3. Economic Growth:<\/strong> According to a report of\nthe Asian Development Bank (ADB), countries in the Indo-Pacific produce over\n60% of global GDP, making the region the largest single contributor to global\ngrowth.<\/li>
  4. Commerce:<\/strong> The region consists of many of\nthe world\u2019s vital choke points for global commerce, including the Straits of\nMalacca which is very critical for the growth of world economy.  The Indo-Pacific region also stands at the\nintersection of international trade, with around 32.2 million barrels of crude\noil pass through annually and 40% of global exports come from the region.<\/li>
  5. Maritime Trade: <\/strong>Pacific islands are\nstrategically significant from New Delhi\u2019s point of view as they sit astride\nimportant sea lines of communication through which important maritime trade is\nconducted.<\/li>
  6. Connectivity: <\/strong>India is planning to put\ngreater energy to the IORA because the heart of its Indo-Pacific policy is\nrooted in the Indian Ocean. This integrates the blue economy part of the Indian\npolicy with the security part. It is important for India to engage with\nSingapore, Vietnam and Indonesia as a key partners in the region for India.\nThis will involve the Quad and taking this new grouping to the region.<\/li>
  7. Chinese threat: <\/strong>China\u2019s increasingly\nactive presence in the Indian Ocean region as well as its efforts to expand\ngeopolitical reach in Asia and beyond by the use of trade and military Demand\nrule based order to secure India\u2019s interests and free trade. In the present\ntime, the control of sea lanes and ports would be the game.<\/li>
  8. Rule based order: <\/strong>It is important to adhere\nto freedom of navigation, adherence to rules-based order and stable trade\nenvironment. Also for free sea and air lanes, connectivity and upholding\ninternational rules and norms.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The region is highly heterogeneous in terms of economic size and level of development, with significant differences in security establishments and resources. India has been an active participant in mechanisms like the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), the East Asia Summit, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers Meeting Plus. All  these  engagements  portray  India\u2019s  increasing  involvement  in  the Indo-Pacific. Maintaining the delicate balance between the interests of all stakeholders will be a key challenge. Thus, India needs to carefully design its Indo-Pacific policy while keeping its long-term strategic and economic interests in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Discuss the significance of maritime security and connectivity in Indo-Pacific region for Indian growth. Conclusion. Way forward. The term \u2018Indo-Pacific\u2019 is gaining currency as a new construct in recent times. The Indo-Pacific provides a geographic and strategic expanse, with the two oceans being linked together by the… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cMaritime security and connectivity in Indo-Pacific region are the priority areas that need to be focused for India\u2019s economic growth and sustainable development.\u201d Comment.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53707","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}