Migration has now become a matter of internal security, external relations, and high political interest. Migration flows – whether due to economic reasons or threat to persecution is at the highest and therefore have become a significant political agenda.
When new power equations and configuration of powers are taking place in subservience to the Westphalia doctrine of territorial sovereignty, the collaboration between Japan and India on many issues in global politics, more particularly in Asia-Africa, will speak many things in coming decades while weaving a common strategic outlook at present.
Leaving behind the debate on assigning credits to the person who coined the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, there is no doubt that the strategy is now incorporated as an official policy of Japan and the United States (US).
Unlike the US that renamed Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command with obvious military undertones, What is India’s endgame in Indo-Pacific?
If nations think of and are accustomed to defining their interests on the anvil of boundaries of state at the cost of or just indifferent and impervious to the interests of other people, does this kind of thinking lead to a better world or a fragmented world where humanity in one boundary looks the same humanity in other boundary as foes?
To counter Pakistan’s state-sponsored terrorism, India needs to evolve a long term, multi-pronged approach including political, economic, diplomatic, and strategic measures as well as strengthening its intelligence and surveillance to ensure India’s peace, security, and sovereignty.
The Indo-Pacific has been and will remain important in the theatre of global politics as long as the local, regional, national and international issues of the region thrive and put challenges before the regional and global powers to maintain peace and stability and pay attention to the imagined progress and prosperity of the region.
Increasingly, youth in India are recognized as key actors in policy-making and overall growth. Skilling and partnering with young people could be vital in achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals.
Better neighbourly relations with Myanmar and prosperity amongst people living in border areas on both sides augurs well for the security of India and is in its national interests.
India’s Act East Policy introduced by PM Modi in the 12th ASEAN- India summit in 2014 included not only economic aspect of cooperative relations but also strategic and security cooperation in maritime security, cyber security, anti terrorism, drug trafficking and narcotics.