Indo-Pacific Geopolitics

Why it matters

• Serves as the primary conduit for global maritime trade, energy supplies, and critical supply chain connectivity.
• Functions as a theater for strategic competition between major powers, influencing regional security architectures and alliance formations.
• Highlights the importance of maintaining a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in contested maritime domains.
• Encourages multilateral cooperation frameworks aimed at addressing non-traditional security threats such as piracy, disaster management, and illegal fishing.

How it is asked

Focus on the shift from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific as a strategic construct, the role of minilateral groupings like the Quad, and the implications for India's Act East Policy and maritime security strategy.