India in the American Vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
India in the American Vision of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”

Author(s): Patryk Kugiel
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: India; Asia-Pacific; Indo-Pacific; free and open Indo-Pacific; importance of the Indian Ocean basin; India as global partner;
Summary/Abstract: One of the visible results of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia in 2017 was the departure of the administration from identifying the region as “Asia-Pacific” for “Indo-Pacific.” This difference testifies to the appreciation of the importance of the Indian Ocean basin in U.S. policy and to India as a partner in helping to hedge China’s regional expansion and maintaining the liberal international rules-based order.

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