This piece is part of the series, India@75: Aspirations, Ambitions, and Approaches
The growing importance of the Indian and Pacific oceans have given new momentum to the “Indo-Pacific” as a geostrategic construct. The Indo-Pacific region will shape the trajectory of global politics for most of the 21st century. This is the region where Great Power competition (primarily between the United States (US) and China) is playing out. The region is also home to some of the world’s largest economies. Given China’s questionable policies and expansionist tendencies that are impeding the…