Regionalism as Complement of Globalization:Promoting interests and influences through Indo-Pacific Regional Construct

The concepts of “Region” and its corresponding “Regionalism” became eminent by the end of Second World War and the onset of Cold War. The post-Cold War globalized world has transformed the “Regionalism” to suit increasing interdependence of nation-states, over and above increasing bilateral and multilateral institutional arrangements, through which nation-states intend to promote and assert their interests calculating on ？relative gain？ rather than ？absolute gain？ in the ensuing International Liberal Order. Regionalism ensures preservation and promotion of both national and regional interests internationally/globally, thereby serving as insurance to the pacing globalization. The emergence of Indo-Pacific encompassing the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in a geostrategic regional construct from that of Asia-Pacific can be studied from the very essence of this global transformation. It is also no denying that the theatre of Indo-Pacific attracts several great powers interests. The geostrategic stakes of India and China with their interests and claims over territorial waters in the Indian Ocean and South & East China Seas respectively, provide for an important sphere to study in the Indo-Pacific. At this backdrop, the paper tries to study regionalism vis-à-vis globalization, with specific reference to India？s geostrategic stakes, challenges and advantage in the Indo-Pacific