India envisages a free, open, inclusive and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on a rules-based order, sustainable and transparent infrastructure investment, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on August 18 as he emphasised on mutual respect for sovereignty, amid China flexing its muscles in the strategic region.
Delivering a lecture on 'India's Vision of the Indo-Pacific' at the prestigious Chulalongkorn University here, Mr. Jaishankar also said that Quad—comprising the U.S., India, Japan and Australia—is the most prominent plurilateral platform that addresses contemporary challenges and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
"We envisage a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region built on a rules-based international order, sustainable and transparent infrastructure investment, freedom of navigation and over-flight, unimpeded lawful commerce, mutual respect for sovereignty, peaceful resolution of disputes, as well as equality of all nations," the Minister said.
