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Indo-Pacific should be free from coercion: Singh
Orissa POST
|November 02, 2025
India’s emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country, but to safeguard interests of all stakeholders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday amid mounting global concerns over China’s aggressive military posturing in the region.
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In an address at a conclave of defence ministers of ASEAN member states and the bloc’s dialogue partners in Kuala Lumpur, Singh said India believes that the Indo-Pacific should remain open, inclusive, and free from any form of “coercion”.
He also pitched for an approach of “collective security” to ensure sovereignty of every nation in the region. “India’s emphasis on the rule of law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and its advocacy for freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific, are not directed against any country but are meant to safeguard the collective interests of all regional stakeholders,” he said.
This story is from the November 02, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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