{"id":68904,"date":"2020-11-07T19:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=68904"},"modified":"2021-01-28T12:25:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T06:55:19","slug":"indo-pacific-and-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indo-pacific-and-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Indo-Pacific and India | 7th Nov. 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although, the term Indo-Pacific has been used previously as well, \u201cIndo-Pacific\u201d is a fairly recent addition to the geopolitical lexicon.\u00a0For almost a century, the term Asia-Pacific region was used for constructing policies and strategies of the west. This has changed in the second decade of the 21st century.<\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s concept of the Indo-Pacific region stretches from the western coast of North America to the eastern shores of Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evolution of Indo-Pacific Concept<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

With the rise of China and its efforts to dominate the region, the term has found its way into official documents such as national security strategies or defense white papers as well as into the rhetoric of the elite countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. In 2007 the term found mention in the speech of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/em><\/strong> in Delhi, where he called the Indian and Pacific Oceans as one common space.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In 2011, the term found mention in the speech Hillary Clinton, the then US Secretary of State<\/em><\/strong>, in the context of US \u2018Pivot to Asia\u2019, but not found mention in official documents.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. In 2016, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, declared his Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy<\/em><\/strong>, to be the core of Japan\u2019s foreign policy doctrine.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. In November 2017, US President\u00a0presented his \u201cvision\u201d of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)<\/em><\/strong> at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sum\u00admit. Since then the term \u201cFOIP\u201d has been enshrined in official documents of the US.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. In 2018, French President Emanuel Macron speaks about France’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. In June 2018,<\/strong> India\u2019s PM Modi presented India\u2019s concept of the Indo-Pacific region<\/em><\/strong> at Shangri-La dialogue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Although the geographical definition of the Indo-Pacific region is a bit different for these countries, all countries are on common ground with reference to the importance of a rules-based international order.<\/span><\/p>\n

    India\u2019s concept of Indo-Pacific <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

    The term \u201cIndo-Pacific\u201d is gradually replacing the previously common term, \u201cAsia-Pacific\u201d, which excluded India from its geographical extent.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The concept of Indo-Pacific for India was cleared by India\u2019s PM Modi during the speech in 2018, in Shangri La Dialogue, Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n

    India\u2019s concept of Indo-Pacific includes: <\/em><\/strong>“inclusiveness\u201d, “openness\u201d, “ASEAN centrality\u201d\u00a0that is not directed against any country:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n