India's Indo-Pacific push puts China on notice

NEW DELHI, July 6: India’s diplomatic map is being redrawn in real time, and New Delhi is placing itself firmly at the centre of an emerging Indo-Pacific security and economic architecture shaped by China’s rise, America’s recalibration, and regional anxieties.

In the Point Blank conversation, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta underlines a key shift in Asia’s balance of power.

In the Point Blank conversation, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta underlines a key shift in Asia’s balance of power: the India�"Japan partnership has moved from “strategic trust” to “strategic convergence.” This convergence is anchored in a shared vision of a “free and open Indo Pacific,” where the South China Sea is not treated as China’s exclusive domain but remains open to all navies and commercial shipping.�"HT