“Maritime India: Engagements and Interests in the Indo-Pacific”

May 28, 2025
Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)
Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)

The 206th Diplomatic Roundtable, co-hosted by the Japan Forum on International Relations and two other organizations, was held on the theme of “Maritime India: Engagements and Interests in the Indo-Pacific”, with Pratnashree Basu, Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific Strategic Studies Programme & Centre for New Economic Diplomacy Observer Research Foundation, as the guest speaker. The Roundtable was held as outlined in 1.-5. and a summary is shown in 6. below.

1. Date and Time: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 2-3:30pm

2. Place: In-person at the JFIR conference room and via ZOOM webinar

3. Theme: Maritime India: Engagements and Interests in the Indo-Pacific

4. Speaker: Pratnashree Basu, Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific Strategic Studies Programme & Centre for New Economic Diplomacy Observer Research Foundation

5. Attendees: 20 members

6. Summary
Dr. Pratnashree Basu, Associate Fellow, Indo-Pacific Strategic Studies Programme & Centre for New Economic Diplomacy Observer Research Foundation, gave a Roundtable on “The Conceptual Conversion from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific,” “Why Maritime India is important,” “India’s Maritime Benefits in the Indo-Pacific Region,” “New Challenges in the Ocean,” and “The Future Path,” followed by a lively Q&A session with the attendees.