CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) to improve the relations between the nations of the region based on seven key pillars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Members: ASEAN brings together ten Southeast Asian states – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – into one organisation.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-4: -We will foster security ties between our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, including by finding new opportunities to link our defense industrial bases, integrating our defense supply chains, and co-producing key technologies that will shore up our collective military advantages.