Australia’s Quest for ‘Strategic Equilibrium’ in the Indo-Pacific
Australia’s pursuit of strategic equilibrium has become the defining feature of its foreign policy in recent times.
- Shruti Pandalai
- 26 April 2024
Australia’s pursuit of strategic equilibrium has become the defining feature of its foreign policy in recent times.
New mini-laterals are taking shape to address the considerable challenges facing the ASEAN-centered regional security architecture.
ASEAN’s recent initiatives towards the Indo-Pacific help cement its centrality further while maintaining the grouping’s autonomy.
European countries have upped their engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, in the pursuit of their geo-strategic and economic interests.
Canada and the Republic of Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategies signal a major transformation in their respective foreign policy outlook.
The Biden administration has further reinforced and strengthened US strategic priorities towards the Indo-Pacific, a decade after the ‘Pivot to Asia’ by the Obama administration.
India can carve a niche as a capacity-builder in helping the southern Pacific countries meet developmental goals and tackle climate change.
Eastwards Ho? India’s Relations with the Indo-Pacific edited by E. Sridharan comprising 15 essays by renowned experts on Asian geopolitics, seeks to place India on the strategic map of the evolving Indo-Pacific region as an economic and geopolitical power. At the outset, the editor provides a succinct overview of economic integration in Asia, particularly of China with its neighbours reflected in a massive increase in bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).
The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative aims to enhance regional maritime security via technology and training support.
Beijing’s pushback against the Washington-backed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is likely to result in an intense regional geo-economic competition.