In recent years, the Indo-Pacific region has witnessed major turbulence, with different actors contesting who has claims over what. These contests have also raised concerns over a looming crisis in the region.
On Wednesday, Admiral Samuel Paparo, Joint Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command sat down with Harsh V. Pant, Vice President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on Firstpost IdeasPod to discuss the challenges the region has to offer and throw light on the preparedness of US and its allies to deal with these issues. The conversation took place on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2025.
When asked about what are the key challenges he foresees in the Indo-Pacific region, Admiral Paparo first explained why these challenges have increased in recent years. The American joint commander told Firstpost IdeasPod that the new challenges have increased because in the last 25 years “the global economy has grown about fourfold but the amount of maritime traffic has grown tenfold.”
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