{"id":1566,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-the-rationale-behind-replacing-the-asia-pacific-strategy-upsc-psir-2024-4509\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:33","slug":"discuss-the-rationale-behind-replacing-the-asia-pacific-strategy-upsc-psir-2024-4509","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/discuss-the-rationale-behind-replacing-the-asia-pacific-strategy-upsc-psir-2024-4509\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss the rationale behind replacing the \u201cAsia- Pacific\u201d strategy with the new term \u201cIndo-Pacific\u201d strategy."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> Asia-Pacific: 1960s origin, APEC 1980s <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> rim-centred map, India outside, Indian Ocean read apart <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> renaming = deciding who counts<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> a region is a strategic choice, not a coastline <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the old map left out India and the Indian Ocean <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the new name written to bring India in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Hormuz + Malacca, half of maritime oil trade <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India\u2019s weight cannot sit off the map <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Khurana<\/b> 2007, alternative that takes India in <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Abe\u2019s<\/b> confluence, Australian + American support <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> both oceans one theatre <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Quad\u2019s premise <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India past South Asia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>resistance mirrors adoption <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Beijing prefers Asia-Pacific, keeps China central <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Moscow: artificial <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Chacko<\/b>: trade density stayed Asia-Pacific, region built from anxiety over China, India as balancer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> strategic, not cartographic <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2025 NSS hemisphere first, 2026 NDS deterrence second-order <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the name holds only while the strategy is funded<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> renaming decided who counts <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India gained standing, China lost centrality <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a map survives on its sponsors\u2019 investment, not on its logic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[85],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1566","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-centres-of-power","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4978,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1566\/revisions\/4978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}