{"id":31331,"date":"2026-01-23T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31331"},"modified":"2026-02-07T08:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:52:09","slug":"indo-pacific-oceans-initiative-ipoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-pacific-oceans-initiative-ipoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India has welcomed Spain joining the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched by India in November 2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>ASEAN-led East Asia Summit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EAS) in Bangkok.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To promote cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific and the rules-based regional order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>non-treaty-based voluntary arrangement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to achieve <\/span><b>greater cohesion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and integration through common understanding and actions related to shared interests.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It leans heavily on the EAS mechanism, which includes ASEAN member states and its eight dialogue partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>outlined seven pillars,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it was indicated that one or two countries could take the lead for a pillar with others joining in voluntarily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>seven IPOI pillars are:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Maritime Security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The United Kingdom (UK) and India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Maritime Ecology: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia and Thailand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Maritime Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> France and Indonesia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Capacity Building and Resource Sharing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Germany<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: India and Bangladesh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Science, Technology, and Academic Cooperation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italy and Singapore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Trade, Connectivity, and Maritime Transport: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan and the United States (US).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/india-welcomes-spain-joining-indo-pacific-oceans-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative was launched by India in November 2019 at the ASEAN-led East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bangkok. 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