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The Emerging Significance of Indo-Pacific: Japan, China, US and the Regional Power Shift

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  • Purnendra JAIN

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“Indo-Pacific” is a new term in the geopolitical lexicon and a response to rapidly evolving global power shifts that currently induce strategic realignments among major regional players. It is increasingly used by political leaders, policymakers, journalists and academic commentators and in government documents. While Indo-Pacific is used frequently today, each proponent of the term attaches varied emphases, guided by their own strategic prisms. The Indo-Pacific concept has yet to be institutionalised. Some offshoots, such as the rebirthed idea of a quadrilateral framework among the key proponents of a “free and open Indo-Pacific” and the proposal to jointly fund infrastructure projects in Asia, appear to be in direct competition with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. How the Indo-Pacific concept would affect the regional power balance remains unclear. However, neither the concept nor the strategic thinking and actions it inspires will disappear anytime soon.

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  • Purnendra JAIN, 2018. "The Emerging Significance of Indo-Pacific: Japan, China, US and the Regional Power Shift," East Asian Policy (EAP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(04), pages 24-36, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:eapxxx:v:10:y:2018:i:04:n:s179393051800034x
    DOI: 10.1142/S179393051800034X
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    1. Purnendra Jain, 2021. "Hesitant Realism: China–India Border Tensions and Delhi’s Deepening Strategic Ties with Tokyo and Canberra," Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, , vol. 8(1), pages 77-97, April.

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