Indo-Pacific Strategy

The United States has treated the Indian Ocean as an afterthought in its Indo-Pacific vision.

The Philippines is not replacing India in the Quad, but India’s hesitancy on the security agenda in the region in hopes of not triggering China dilutes the Quad’s focus.

Anxiety over the rise of China and the authoritarian threat to the liberal democratic order has driven a maritime-heavy strategy. But don’t forget about the Eurasian landmass.

As it stands, the IPS is too heavily focused on the Pacific. Adding Pakistan to the fold would bolster its ability to address Beijing’s strategic advances in the Indian Ocean.

The state, its judiciary, and law enforcement agencies have been captured in the service of communal politics.

Don't call the IPEF a free trade agreement.

Addressing regional concerns will be difficult, take time, and require U.S. policymakers to be responsive. But failure is not an option.

New Delhi finds a prominent place in the strategy’s focus on Washington’s network of allies and partners across the Indo-Pacific.

What does the Biden administration seek in the Indo-Pacific?

Reading the recently declassified document side-by-side, the 2019 Indo-Pacific Strategy Report highlights interesting inconsistencies.

Like Monday’s summit, Berlin’s regional strategy tinkers around the edges of trade policy without risking the cost of a full-fledged strategic reckoning with China.

A new Pacific Deterrence Initiative will complement ARIA and implement its vision of a more robust U.S military presence in the Indo-Pacific.

Trump is the fourth consecutive U.S. president to visit India. Does his visit mark a turning point in the relationship or continuity?

India's ability to contribute to a "free and open" Indo-Pacific will require a course correction at home first.

The decision has kicked off a 180-day countdown that may be used for renegotiation.

Does Franco-American cooperation in the Indo-Pacific have room to grow?

What lies ahead for the Asia-Pacific region in 2020?

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP appear to be all-in on implementing several controversial domestic measures. Should that matter for the U.S.-India relationship?

Can India walk the talk on the Indo-Pacific?

Where do American alliances in Asia stand as the Trump administration looks to wrap up its third year in power?

Saying the Indo-Pacific matters is one thing; showing the Indo-Pacific it matters is another.

Wilbur Ross will be the seniormost U.S. official at the 2019 East Asia Summit.

While the outlines of a longer-term competition have been cohering, there are also lingering uncertainties as to how this phase of U.S-China relations will evolve.

With Xi Jinping expected to visit Nepal soon, Kathmandu is caught between the BRI and the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy.