Dialogue: Indo-Pacific and Indian

dialogue: This is arguably the most authoritative and systematic explanation from a senior Indian official about the Indo-Pacific after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue in June where he crafted his country's stance on the subject, according to Global Times China. The Indo-Pacific as an international political concept emerged more than a decade ago, but only became a hot topic after the administration of US President Donald Trump raised the Indo-Pacific strategy in 2017. Photo Xinhua/Then Chih Wey In an address at the recent joint Indian Ocean Dialogue and Delhi Dialogue, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar pointed out that India's view of the Indo-Pacific includes the Western Indian Ocean as well as neighbors in the Gulf, the island countries of the Arabian Sea and partners in Africa, adding that the Indo-Pacific is an open, free and inclusive platform. This reflects the rising strategic status of India and the Indian Ocean. The international community has been optimistic about the prospects of India and even predicted that it may beat Japan to become the world's third largest economy around 2030. Since the late 1990s, the Indian economy has clocked a fast growth and India has become an important emerging country. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.