India, Indo-Pacific and the QUAD

Happymon Jacob speaks with Commander Abhijit Singh (Head of Maritime
Policy Initiative, ORF) about the Indo-Pacific region and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
(QUAD). How does India view the Indo-Pacific region and what is its maritime strategy to
maintain control over it? How do various actors involved, i.e. China, US, Australia view this
region? Is India soft pedalling the QUAD? Why has India shied away from militarising the
QUAD? How central is China’s growing military presence in the Indian Ocean and its overt
aggression in the South China Sea, to the aims and objectives of the QUAD? Has India done
enough to hedge against Chinese advances in the Western Indian Ocean? What should be
India’s grand strategic thinking vis-à-vis Chinese naval advancement and incursions in the
Indo-Pacific?
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