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Indo-Pacific Strategy
![A Free and Open Indo-Pacific Needs a Free and Open India A Free and Open Indo-Pacific Needs a Free and Open India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-the_prime_minister_shri_narendra_modi_addressing_at_a_programme_to_mark_kargil_vijay_diwas_in_new_delhi_on_july_27_2019.jpg)
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific Needs a Free and Open India
By Aman Thakker
India's ability to contribute to a "free and open" Indo-Pacific will require a course correction at home first.
![The Philippines Moves to End US Visiting Forces Agreement: What Happens Next? The Philippines Moves to End US Visiting Forces Agreement: What Happens Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18245446973491.jpg)
The Philippines Moves to End US Visiting Forces Agreement: What Happens Next?
By Ankit Panda
The decision has kicked off a 180-day countdown that may be used for renegotiation.
![Future US-France Cooperation: Think Indo-Pacific Future US-France Cooperation: Think Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190415-n-il409-017.jpg)
Future US-France Cooperation: Think Indo-Pacific
By Nilanthi Samaranayake
Does Franco-American cooperation in the Indo-Pacific have room to grow?
![Asia in 2020: Trends, Risks, and Geopolitics Asia in 2020: Trends, Risks, and Geopolitics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-asia-night-light-space.jpg)
Asia in 2020: Trends, Risks, and Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda
What lies ahead for the Asia-Pacific region in 2020?
![Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead? Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34752548343_5a294a2417_k-1.jpg)
Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?
By Ankit Panda
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?
![India Gets Serious About the Indo-Pacific India Gets Serious About the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-the_prime_minister_shri_narendra_modi_addressing_at_a_programme_to_mark_kargil_vijay_diwas_in_new_delhi_on_july_27_2019.jpg)
India Gets Serious About the Indo-Pacific
By Saurabh Todi
Can India walk the talk on the Indo-Pacific?
![Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19148126212488.jpg)
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
By Ankit Panda
Where do American alliances in Asia stand as the Trump administration looks to wrap up its third year in power?
![How Not to Win Friends and Influence the Indo-Pacific How Not to Win Friends and Influence the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-40559652873-828cf75fd8-w.jpg)
How Not to Win Friends and Influence the Indo-Pacific
By Ankit Panda
Saying the Indo-Pacific matters is one thing; showing the Indo-Pacific it matters is another.
![US to Downgrade East Asia Summit Participation in 2019 US to Downgrade East Asia Summit Participation in 2019](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-45743258444-3928eb1c20-k.jpg)
US to Downgrade East Asia Summit Participation in 2019
By Ankit Panda
Wilbur Ross will be the seniormost U.S. official at the 2019 East Asia Summit.
![The Future of US-China Strategic Competition: Minding the Clarity Gaps The Future of US-China Strategic Competition: Minding the Clarity Gaps](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3033615378_3855c03b42_b.jpg)
The Future of US-China Strategic Competition: Minding the Clarity Gaps
By Prashanth Parameswaran
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.
![Amid China-US Rivalry, India Maintains Low Profile in Nepal Amid China-US Rivalry, India Maintains Low Profile in Nepal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19252445376107.jpg)
Amid China-US Rivalry, India Maintains Low Profile in Nepal
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
With Xi Jinping expected to visit Nepal soon, Kathmandu is caught between the BRI and the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy.
![Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-payne-wang.jpg)
Decoding Australia’s Strange Silence Over China’s Transgressions in the South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
What will it take for Canberra to pipe up?