New Delhi: Indo-Pacific is increasingly watching “new forms of competition and contestation” for the influence, leverage, and geostrategic space, said Admiral Navy Chief KB Singh on Friday, in the background of sustainable aggressive behavior towards neighbors in the region.
“Some countries apply land-centric approaches and regional mindset with the basic idea of global commons, trying to find greater domination and control,” said Admiral Singh, in an address at Indian service institutions.
There is an increase in the challenges of the rules, regulations and international reinterpretations, which “change the global commons into the marine contested”, he added, without naming China or other countries.
Warships and aircraft from “Quad” countries in India, As, Japan and Australia, by chance, are currently doing Maalabar training in the Western Pacific, in other signals to China to stop interfering with international order orders, as previously reported by Tii.
Stressing that the Indo-Pacific is located in the center of involvement and global exchanges, Admiral Singh said, “In many ways, we live in the midst of the competition continuum, which changes the rules of global geopolitical games.
For India, it is blessed by geography and forced by necessity, Indo -Pasifik forms the theater of the opportunity we must appreciate completely.
“In this effort, he added, the Indian Navy remains an important contributor, prioritizing collaborative involvement with” minded partners “, ensuring the awareness of the maritime domain to overcome every challenge, and manage capacity building resources challenged by resources.
“Readiness to overcome the continuum of ongoing competition, conceptually and in terms of ability, because it also violates silos in the maritime domain, remains an important priority,” he added.
Jostling in the Indo-Pacific for Geostrategic Influence and Space: Navy Chief
