“Shifting Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific Region: Opportunities and Challenges for the Major Asian Powers”

October 30, 2024
Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)
Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)

The 201st Diplomatic Roundtable, co-hosted by the Japan Forum on International Relations and two other organizations, was held on the theme of “Shifting Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific Region: Opportunities and Challenges for the Major Asian Powers”, with Dalbir AHLAWAT, Senior Lecturer, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University, 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, October 30, 2024 from 4-5:30pm
2. Place: In-person at the JFIR conference room and via ZOOM webinar
3. Theme: Shifting Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific Region: Opportunities and Challenges for the Major Asian Powers
4. Speaker: Dalbir AHLAWAT, Senior Lecturer, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University
5. Attendees: 33 members
6. Summary
　Dalbir AHLAWAT, Senior Lecturer, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University, gave a Roundtable talk on “The Dynamism of the Indo-Pacific Region”, “Japan, Australia, India”, “China`s Challenge”, “National Security and National Defense Strategies”, “Partnership Among Nations”, “Island Nations” and “The Future of Asia”, followed by a lively Q&A session with the attendees.