An Analysis of the United States Policy Shift between “Asia-Pacific” and “Indo-Pacific” and India's Strategic Orientation in It

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An Analysis of the United States Policy Shift between “Asia-Pacific” and “Indo-Pacific” and India's Strategic Orientation in It

Te Ding 1 , Chunduan Li 2 , Mengyan Zang 3*
  • 1 College of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China    
  • 2 Master of Arts Globalization and International Development, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada    
  • 3 School of International Studies, Renmin University of China Beijing, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, China    
  • *corresponding author 2019200442@ruc.edu.cn
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Abstract

In recent years, the India and the Pacific region has become an essential foreign policy focus for many countries around the world, as a new growth point in the global economy and a center of power interaction. The shift from the American "Return to Asia-Pacific" strategy to the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" reflects not only the expansion and deepening of the US policy framework in Asian region, but also the enhanced strategic role and changing attitude of India, as an opportunity and focus point for the construction of the new "Indo-Pacific Strategy" in this framework. For the time being, however, India's strategic role is still constrained by many factors, both domestic and external. This paper will therefore analyze the reasoning for the change in American strategy toward the Indo-Pacific area as well as the evolving position of India within it, analyzing its role and potential in the area in the context of India's situation.

Keywords:

India, Indo-Pacific, China-India Relations

Ding,T.;Li,C.;Zang,M. (2023). An Analysis of the United States Policy Shift between “Asia-Pacific” and “Indo-Pacific” and India's Strategic Orientation in It. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,774-784.
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Ding,T.;Li,C.;Zang,M. (2023). An Analysis of the United States Policy Shift between “Asia-Pacific” and “Indo-Pacific” and India's Strategic Orientation in It. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,774-784.

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References

[1]. Shengli, L.,& Yanfei, W., (2022). The logic of Hegemony: The Multilateral Turn in U.S. Asia-Pacific's Security strategy. Journal of International Security Studies(04),91-126+159-160.

[2]. Peng, W.,(2021). On the Shifting Focus of U.S. Global Strategy. World Affairs(23),23-25.

[3]. Wei, D.,& Xin, W.,(2020). From "Asia-Pacific" to "Indo-Pacific": Continuity and Variation in U.S. Diplomatic Strategy. Contemporary World. (09),11-16.

[4]. Chaobing, C.,(2019). The Trump Administration's "Indo-Pacific Strategy" and its Impact on China's Regional Security Environment. The Chinese Journal of American Studies(05),9-40+5.

[5]. Qiang, X.,&Jingyi, X.,(2022). Sino-US Security Competition in the Context of the Biden Administration's "Indo-Pacific Strategy." Russian Studies.

[6]. Xiaochen, C.,&Yudi, c.,(2022). The impact of the Indo-Pacific Strategy on the Regional Order of the Pacific Island Countries. Journal of Social Sciences(03),20-33. D oi:10.13644/j.cnki.cn31-1112.2022.03.002.

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[9]. Satoru Mori. The Biden Administration’s First Year in the Indo-Pacific: Balancing, Order-Building and Managing Competition with China[J]. Asia-Pacific Review,2021,28(2).

[10]. Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States[J]. White House Press Releases Fact Sheets and Briefings / FIND,2022.

[11]. Gang Gao. (2020).The concept of 'Indo-Pacific' and the Indo-Pacific diplomatic practice of the Modi Government.Indian Ocean Economic and Political Review,7(3),30-48.

[12]. Li Li. (2018). India's Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Diplomacy.Contemporary International Relations,38(1),37-45.

[13]. Xiaosong Tang, MengYing Xu.(2020).A study on the positioning of India's role by the United States under the framework of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.Forum of World Economics & Politics,38(4),32-56.

[14]. Jun Xiao. (2021).Deconstruction of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership under the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy.Indian Ocean Economic and Political Review,8(2),1-17.

[15]. Siling Yang. (2021).The strategic logic of India's ‘Act East’ and its changes.Southeast Asian Studies,51(6),77-94.

[16]. Minghao Zhang. (2022). The Alliance System, the Compound Camp, and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy.World Economics and Politics,36(6),26-55.

[17]. Evans, P. B. , Rueschemeyer, D. , & Skocpol, T. . (1985). Bringing the state back in: current research.

[18]. Qingji, H.,(2013). On National Capacity. Central Compilation & Translation Press, CCTP(20).

[19]. .(2018). India spends US$5.43 billion on Russian s-400 air defense missile system. International Aviation(10),1.

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