International Journal of Indic Knowledge Systems
ISSN: 3108-2394
India's Strategic Role in the Indo-Pacific: Global Aspirations and Regional Interests
Shantesh Kumar Singh, Brijesh Chandra Srivastava
Volume 1 · Issue 1 · May 2025

Abstract

The emergence of the evolving strategic construct of the Indo-Pacific as a brand new geographical location connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans represents a manifestation of the new geopolitical fact of the twenty-first century.USA, Japan, and Australia all agree that India's participation inside the evolving strategic construct of the Indo-Pacific location is important. Since India is now being threatened both on land and at sea, the evolving strategic assemble of the Indo-Pacific is a new front for India's global objectives and a change in India's strategic environment. As Canberra, Paris, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, hold to aid and argue for a larger function for India inside the evolving strategic assemble of the Indo-Pacific, this paper will highlight India's Indo-Pacific coverage, which consists of 3 parts. The Indo-Pacific is highlighted first as it offers an opportunity to boom its footprint in the place despite crucial constraints on its assets and capabilities. Partnerships are emphasized as a center guideline of India's Indo-Pacific targets to boom its local and international hobbies.India's alliances with more mounted powers which include Australia, France, Japan, and the US have provided a solid foundation from which to expand the country's diplomatic clout. India’s interactions with island states will shape it’s an impact on within the evolving strategic assemble of the Indo-Pacific location. Due to their proximity to India, island nations like the Maldives, Sri Lanka, or even Mauritius and the Seychelles have an essential impact on India's protection. Ultimately, while the evolving strategic assemble of the Indo-Pacific may additionally present fresh possibilities for India's aims to emerge as a remarkable local and worldwide stature, the Indian Ocean will retain to get the United States of America's attention and vast investments. By analysing these 3 facets of India's Indo-Pacific policy, as well as new probabilities and solutions to tackle its increasing threats and problems, the observe sheds extra light on India's rising position within the evolving strategic assemble of the Indo-Pacific and its implications for its worldwide aspirations and local pastimes. On this context, it turns into vital to research the underlying dynamics and their wider implications.

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How to Cite This Article

Singh, S. K., & Srivastava, B.C. (2025). India’s Strategic Role in the Indo-Pacific: Global Aspirations and Regional Interests. International Journal of Indic Knowledge Systems, 1(1), 92-104.

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