{"id":253997,"date":"2023-07-29T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T15:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=253997"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:39:45","slug":"prolific-in-pacific-small-islands-big-powers-an-indo-french-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/prolific-in-pacific-small-islands-big-powers-an-indo-french-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolific In Pacific: Small islands, big powers & an Indo-French option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cProlific In Pacific: Small islands, big powers & an Indo-French option<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cTimes of India\u201d on 29th July 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India’s interests<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The author discusses how France’s strong presence in the Indo-Pacific can partner with India’s interests and ties in the region to offer an alternative to China’s influence, benefiting development, security, and regional balance.<\/p>\n

About French territories within the Indo-Pacific<\/strong><\/h2>\n

France has the second-largest maritime domain in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Seven of its 13 overseas territories are in the Indo-Pacific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An example is Clipperton Island in the north Pacific.<\/p>\n

This island gives France an Exclusive Economic Zone as big as Sweden.<\/p>\n

1.6 million French citizens live in these Indo-Pacific territories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

France’s presence in the region offers a different perspective on the China threat.<\/p>\n

How will India benefit from France’s presence in the Indo-Pacific?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

France’s presence in the Indo-Pacific can help balance China’s growing influence.<\/p>\n

France and India’s similar approach towards the region synchronizes well for collaborations.<\/p>\n

India can enhance its engagement with Pacific islands without forcing them to choose sides.<\/p>\n

France’s historical links with the Pacific islands and Indian diaspora in nations like Fiji can be leveraged.<\/p>\n

Together, they can offer an alternative to China’s development practices, especially in infrastructure, healthcare, and IT.<\/p>\n

Strong India-France defence relations could bolster regional security.<\/p>\n

The two countries could jointly respond to security threats if needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cProlific In Pacific: Small islands, big powers & an Indo-French option\u201d published in \u201cTimes of India\u201d on 29th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India’s interests News: The author discusses how France’s strong presence in the Indo-Pacific can… Continue reading Prolific In Pacific: Small islands, big powers & an Indo-French option<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,239,238,10496],"class_list":["post-253997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-ir","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":2,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700249969},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}