Sri Lanka is located in what is generally referred to as the Indo-Pacific by Western policy strategists in the Asian region – especially in South and Southeast Asia. It was Indian naval strategist Gurpreet S. Khurana who coined the term “Indo-Pacific” in early 2007 and brought it into the geopolitical debate. This term has been reinterpreted – to the author’s horror. The neologism is intended to strategically link the Indian subcontinent with the world’s second largest population with the booming East Asian region of the Pacific, intended to underscore India’s claim to follow the People’s Republic of China on its journey to status. a world power. Traditionally, countries bordering the Indian Ocean, in this case Asian countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, because this ocean is also located on the coast of East Africa and West Australia, are seen as South Asia and separate from Asian countries. Southeast and East bordering the Indian Ocean. Pacific. The term “Indo-Pacific” is a relatively new term, but it is growing in importance and therefore more frequently used.
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