INDO-JAPAN MISSION 2025: PARTNERSHIP STUDY ON GEO-STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Geo-strategically, Indian Ocean is the key regional arena for centuries. As the traditional players India and Japan have increased their diplomatic and economic development, strategic investment as well as maritime posture throughout the IOR. It has made an essential cohort for different countries for the security purpose as well as pivot to geo-economic partnerships from South to Southeast Asia as it supports the strategic connectivity. So India-Japan relations makes a foremost focus called India-Japan Vision-2025 and other engagements are FOIP, IPOI, the Quadrilateral group (Quad), etc. Now the objective of the study is to intend Indian Act East policy towards Japan with bilateral approach and poly-lateral method towards FOIP. This pro-activeness of Indo-Japan relations in Asia raises two questions – a) how has India’s bilateral foreign policy towards Japan and poly-lateral approach into Quad and FOIP changed? b) Which moving have India’s foreign policy push towards Japan as well as Indo-Pacific in Asian region? Additionally, the study also makes the arguments on the Chinese rising influence around the region of Indian Ocean which has more pulses on Indo-Pacific policy for India and Japan.