INDIA'S EMERGENCE AS A LEADING GLOBAL POWER AND ITS ROLE IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION

In the contemporary age, the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has been seen as a new construct.

- PREETHI AMARESH

The Indo-Pacific is a brand-new area in “India’s foreign policy” engagements, describing a transformation in India’s strategic setting increasing its perils solely from its continental frontiers to its maritime area. Indo-Pacific has structurally remodeled India’s foreign policy engagements and preferences, which will also set the foundation for its role in the new global security architecture. The rise of the Indo-Pacific as a new geographic area bringing collectively the Indian and the Pacific oceans outlines the new strategic substance of the 21st century. India has always been a nation with great national aspirations and is one of the most prominent advocates of the idea of the “Indo-Pacific Strategy”. Presently, the Indo-Pacific places vital emphasis on India by highlighting the nation as a pivotal performer being a multipolar region, contributing more than half of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and population.