INDO-PACIFIC RIVALRY: PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO QUAD

internatioal relation, asian affair

The "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" (FOIP) is a concept in US foreign policy. Its implementation began with the inauguration of President Trump's administration and is currently being extensively promoted. The approach has a strong geostrategic orientation and is based on Japan, Australia, and India, the region's main regional powers and Washington's closest allies. Despite ongoing disagreements over the objectives for a new regional security organization, members of the "Quad" are particularly concerned about China's expanding economic influence and potential military domination, not just in the Asia-Pacific but also in the Indian Ocean. As a result, the deterrent of Chinese might and the maintenance of the regional balance of power would be the general premise of the Quadrilateral security discussion in the Indo-Pacific area. South Asia's new competition emerged as a result of the rising tension in the South China Sea. This article examined the US and Chinese Expansionism in South Asia with a focus on QUAD and its most recent developments as well as the emergence of bipolarity in the region of South Asia. This study also covered India's involvement and its viewpoint on the problems.

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