India's Strategic Engagements in the Indo-Pacific

A 2025 Overview

- Preethi Amaresh

Covering a strategically important length from the eastern coasts of Africa to the western coastlines of the Americas, the Indo-Pacific area has developed into a central focus of world affairs. This fosters an intricate framework of security, diplomatic efforts, and economic factors that make it necessary for a complex grasp of the regional political landscape. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reflects the ambitions of China to foster greater connectivity and show its dominance throughout the vicinity, while the Quad alliance which comprises the U.S, Japan, India, and Australia is a prime instance of opposing forces bringing together to promote an open, free, and rules-based mechanism. Both cooperative and competitive elements that make up international relations are apparent in this partnership.

The greater objectives of India in enhancing its standing and safeguarding in an international political setting that continues to shift quickly become apparent in its more significant strategic engagements in the region of the Indo-Pacific. Through an array of frameworks, which include the Quad, India, an important player with profoundly historical maritime links to the Southeast Asian region, has tried to solidify its strategic cooperation. In furtherance of focusing on overlapping problems with a rule-based global law and maritime security, this partnership demonstrates the commitment of India to promoting an inclusive, open, and free Indo-Pacific.