- The strategy is expected to play an important role in China’s aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region as China’s foreign policy approach has disturbed many countries.
- Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy with India will also be working its role in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral and Economic Cooperation and the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
- Germany’s Indo-Pacific strategy will work in sectors like maritime safety and disaster risk management.
- Germany will also be working with India and Japan in the virtue of UN Security Reforms.
- The reason behind launching the Indo-Pacific strategy: (a) 90% of world foreign trade is conducted by sea mainly via the Indian and Pacific Oceans (b) 25-30% world maritime trade is conducted through the Strait of Malacca (c) the South China Sea and its current behavioral impact on global trade.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Germany: Berlin
- Currency of Germany: Euro
Question:
a. Maritime safety
b. Disaster risk management
c. Defence Sector
d. Both (a) and (b)
