India's World: New Indo Pacific Strategy

In this episode of India’s World will analyse the new Indo-Pacific strategy. The US is “banding together” with nations like India, Australia, Japan in addition to Republic of Korea to ensure that the sovereignty of Indo-Pacific nations is protected. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has commented after the Indian Navy participated with the navies of the US, the Philippines in addition to Japan in their first joint naval exercise in the disputed South China Sea, where China is flexing its muscle. The United States of Worldwide has bolstered its military presence in the South China Sea in addition to has put nations on notice around the world that the sale of key infrastructure in addition to technology companies to China threatens their national security. The combined show of naval might heightened tensions in the trade war between China in addition to the US. China claims almost all of the strategic South China Sea with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan in addition to Vietnam pushing competing for claims to parts of the resource-rich maritime region.

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira

Guest : Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador
: VADM Shekhar Sinha, Strategic Expert
: Prof. Swaran Singh, School of International Studies, JNU