This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Indo-Pacific region by assessing the complex and intricate geopolitics and strategic overtures in the region, with a particular focus on their implications for India. Unique in its approach, this book is comprehensive and future-oriented. It brings together the vast and diverse sub-themes on the Indo-Pacific while placing India at the center and mapping its prospects in the road ahead. Not only is the Indo-Pacific a pivotal part of India’s foreign policy, but New Delhi’s role in the Indo-Pacific theatre is considered crucial by regional and international stakeholders. The compilation of chapters by distinguished experts and scholars explores three key themes: India’s emerging power and the rise of the Indo-Pacific, India as a critical link in the Quad diamond, and India’s connection with actors beyond the Quad. Through these themes, the book provides a multidisciplinary and multinational approach to the India’s role in the strategic regional landscape, with a focus on security through a discussion of India’s air and naval strategies to respond to the growing flux in the region. Offering a timely insight into India’s position and posture in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as its future trajectory, this book will be a valuable resource for India’s military and strategic community, as well as international audiences looking as India’s growing role in the region and beyond.Contents Acknowledgements Preface List of Tables and Figures List of Abbreviations Part I: India’s Emerging Power and the Rise of the Indo-Pacific 1. US-China Strategic Competition in Indo-Pacific Anil Chopra 2. India and the Western Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities Joshy M Paul 3. Contest on the Waterfront: Limitations and Aspirations of India’s Naval Strategy Anil Jai Singh 4. Changing Balance of Air Power in the Indo-Pacific Savinder Pal Singh Part II: India: A Critical Link in the Quad Diamond 5. India-Japan Security Partnership: Convergence of Ideas, Interests and Strategies Shamshad A. Khan 6. Accelerating India-Australia Cooperation for a Secure and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Peter Layton 7. The US’ Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Role of India Stuti Banerjee 8. The Strategic Imperatives of the Quad: Prospects for the Future Hina Pandey Part III: Moving Beyond the Quad 9. India-ASEAN Geoeconomic Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Potential Role of Rare Earth Elements Neha Mishra 10. Tracing the Connection: Indo-Pacific and Persian Gulf in India’s Maritime Strategy Anu Sharma 11. Taiwan-India Security Cooperation in the New Indo-Pacific Order MrittikaGuha Sarkar 12. Exploring an Indo-Russian Congruence in the Indo-Pacific Rajorshi Roy 13. Europe’s Interest in the Indo-Pacific and the Rise of Aukus Mahima Duggal 14. Making Capital of Quad Plus Jagannath Panda Conclusion Mahima Duggal Editors and Contributors Index