The Indo-Pacific in Japan's strategy towards India

Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka

doi:10.1080/13569775.2018.1556769

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“…In response to China's growing regional presence, Japan and the US began to take new initiatives under the Indo-Pacific concept. In August 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, which assumed that the peace and prosperity of the international society depended on the free and open maritime order, and such a maritime order should be fostered from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean (Yoshimatsu, 2019). US President Donald Trump referred to “sharing our vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific” at the twenty-fifth Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November 2017.…”

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ASEAN and Great Power Rivalry in Regionalism: From East Asia to the Indo-Pacific

Yoshimatsu

2022

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which serves as the linchpin of regionalism in East Asia, is facing a new challenge of great power politics. This article explores ASEAN's position in and strategy for taking cooperative regional initiatives by referring to the management of confrontational politics between rival states. It explains ASEAN's handling of great power politics theoretically by impartial enmeshment for managing great powers’ material interests and moral legitimacy in developing specific ideational frameworks. This article argues that ASEAN managed great powers’ rivalry by enmeshing them into its regional initiatives impartially and maintaining organisational legitimacy by developing systems of socio-cultural norms. It also contends that ASEAN needs, in envisioning the future of Indo-Pacific regionalism, to extend its strategic reach through alignments with other parties and enhance moral legitimacy by deepening and broadening normative frameworks for advancing collective interests for the Indo-Pacific region.

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ASEAN and Great Power Rivalry in Regionalism: From East Asia to the Indo-Pacific

Yoshimatsu

2022

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

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“…Similarly, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his vision for a 'free and open Indo-Pacific' during a keynote address at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) held in Nairobi, Kenya, August 2016. He stressed that a key for stability and prosperity of the international community is dynamism that is created by combining the 'two continents' and the 'two oceans' (Yoshimatsu, 2019). During the Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018, Prime Minister Modi said the IP is to be a 'free, open, inclusive region' in pursuit of progress and prosperity (Ministry of External Affairs, 2018).…”

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Malaysia’s Posture in the Indo-Pacific Construct

Krishnan

2020

Journal of Asian Economic Integration

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The Indo-Pacific (IP), the region covering the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Region, is concurrently shaping the posture of international affairs. As a littoral state and critical partner in the IP construct, Malaysia’s responses to this stance are inevitable due to its geostrategic location in the construct. This article argues that Malaysia’s posture vis-à-vis the IP as that of a ‘neutralist’. The discussion is divided into two sections. The first section describes weaknesses in the quadrilateral security dialogues (Quad) centrality using the features of regional security complex theory (RSCT). The second section discusses Malaysia’s neutrality vis-à-vis the IP construct. The article argues that, while opportunities can be seen in terms of strengthening the existing relations and tapping into new areas of partnership, Malaysia may face challenges in the form of marginalisation and entrapment. Apprehension is still prominent; therefore, the concept is in a ‘wait and see’ mode. The article concludes that the catalyst is found by drawing a more effective vision of the concept and is the key, particularly if the IP aspires to attract and appeal to Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia.

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“…The key to achieving this lies in the narrative-the stories we tell ourselves and others about who we are as a nation. Examining India's developmental and geopolitical history, and its diplomatic strategies, scholars in international affairs and regional studies have paid a good deal of attention to the Indo-Pacific strategy (Choong, 2019;Yoshimatsu, 2018). However, regardless of the critical role that foreign and domestic media have played in promoting this strategy, their contribution has been largely overlooked.…”

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“…In 2014, particularly, Abe promoted the key principles of the rule of law at sea: clarification of claims based on international law; a ban on the use of force or coercion in pursuing these claims; and peaceful settlements of international disputes (Abe, 2014). These objectives garnered the approval of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Yoshimatsu, 2018). In 2017, the Trump administration adopted the term, "Indo-Pacific," officially in its foreign policy.…”

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Deconstructing media narratives of the Indo-Pacific strategy: Exploring India’s ontological security and national identity in the Times of India

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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India’s attempt to forge a distinct role for itself in the global order started soon after independence in 1947. Since this watershed event, India’s policymakers have gradually recast their initial strategy of nonalignment, as they realized that Nehruvian “soft” power was not adequate for creating an especially dynamic presence in an increasingly volatile international environment. In response to this realization, India embarked on a journey of transforming its diplomatic benchmarks. In 2017, to counter China’s assertiveness across the region, India joined then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s advocacy in launching the Indo-Pacific strategy. Transforming the nation’s diplomatic benchmarks while maintaining a coherent narrative of national identity was the main challenge. This paper examines the role that media narratives play in maintaining that coherent national identity. To do so, we analyzed 47 reports by the Times of India (TOI) on the Indo-Pacific strategy in order to reveal how elite media strategically framed the nation’s regional policy, thereby ensuring its ontological security—its sense of continuity and order—while conveying its global aspirations.

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The Indo-Pacific in Japan's strategy towards India

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

ASEAN and Great Power Rivalry in Regionalism: From East Asia to the Indo-Pacific

ASEAN and Great Power Rivalry in Regionalism: From East Asia to the Indo-Pacific

Malaysia’s Posture in the Indo-Pacific Construct

Deconstructing media narratives of the Indo-Pacific strategy: Exploring India’s ontological security and national identity in the Times of India

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