G.S. Paper 2: International Relations
Introduction:
The Indo-Pacific region refers to the confluence of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which interconnect in Southeast Asia.
Context:
Australia, the UK and the US have created a group called AUKUS to take up security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. The plan is to give access to cutting edge military technology to Australia by its two partners, including futuristic capabilities like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.
Why is the term Indo-Pacific in place of Asia-Pacific?
QUAD:
The Quad, officially the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, is a group of four countries: the United States, Australia, India, and Japan. Maritime cooperation among them began after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. But today the countries—all democracies and vibrant economies—work on a far broader agenda, which includes tackling security, economic, and health issues. It is not a formal alliance, Still, the group has intensified its security and economic ties as tensions with China rise.
QUAD2:
India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States began a new quadrilateral economic forum this week focused on trade, climate change, energy, and maritime security—all issues emphasized by the more established Quadrilateral Security Dialogue among Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
What is AUKUS?
It stands for Australia, UK and US and aims to help modernise the primary beneficiary – Australia – over the coming decades to take up security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. The plan is to give access to cutting edge military technology to Australia by its two partners, including futuristic capabilities like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.
Difference between QUAD and AUKUS?
QUAD countries share the vision of a free, open, transparent and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. AUKUS is a security alliance involving three countries.
Way forward:
India now plays a crucial role in the Indo-Pacific region. The Indo-Pacific will continue to provide New Delhi with an opportunity to raise its profile and secure its strategic interests, but the government must be open to new ideas and frameworks such as a burden-sharing model centred on issue-based partnerships. Such an approach will allow India to maximize its limited resources and capacities to better prepare for a new security environment. Going forward, India’s actions and deliverables in the Indo-Pacific will lay the foundation for its role in new global security architecture.
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