New Delhi Plays Key Role in Indo-Pacific: Luxon

India plays a key role in the Indo-Pacific since its geo-strategic importance is crucial in an increasingly multipolar world, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday as he endorsed New Delhi's claim for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Delivering the keynote address at the opening session of the Raisina Dialogue, India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, Luxon emphasized the need for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific and made it clear that a "might makes right" approach is unacceptable.

Luxon made the remarks after inaugurating the Raisina Dialogue along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The fallout of the trade and security policies of the Donald Trump administration in the US, the reshaping of the global order and the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are set to dominate this year's edition of the conference, which is being attended by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and foreign ministers of about 20 countries, including Ukraine, the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Norway.