INDIA AS THE ANCHOR (STABILIZING FORCE) OF THE INDO-PACIFIC IN THE ERA OF THE ROARING 40S
Abstract
Review paper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37458/ssj.6.1.10
On January 26, 2024, India celebrated its 75th Republic Day and in 2022 it celebrated its 75th year of Independence Day. India's current rise is characterized by rapid and consistent economic growth and political stability, which are ably complemented by its enhanced capabilities. These elements enabled India to play a decisive role at the global level; the recent successful presidency of the G-20 stands testimony to it. Protruding initiatives like Solar Alliance, the Counter-terror convention, hosting the Interpol General Assembly, No Money for Terror (NMFT) conference at the strategic geography of Indo-Pacific reflects India's capabilities characterized by self-reliance. India has always maintained strategic autonomy. In this article, the author analyses India's intense engagement with the prominent stakeholders of the Indo-Pacific in the evolving regional and global dynamics. Stable comprehensive growth and able military capability have bestowed a more significant strategic role for India in the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific. This truly makes India and its decisive leadership an anchor of a ship in the turbulent dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, i.e., Roaring forties. India's strong leadership and able friendship have prevented the Indo-Pacific policy framework from entering into furious fifties and Screaming Sixties, making it the world's bright spot!
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