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India’s geo-strategic location in the Indo-Pacific region, coupled with its aspirations to emerge as a ‘net security provider’ and ‘first responder’ in the maritime sphere has enhanced its regional responsibility and littoral outreach. New Delhi’s Indo-Pacific vision is positive, inclusive and developmental in nature, extent and scope, underscoring the freedom and openness of the littorals, premised on the tenet of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) centrality and unity. With the ‘Look East’, ‘Act East’, Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiatives forming the bulwark of India’s Indo-Pacific vision, it converges with the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific (IPOI).
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