Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
These frameworks represent India's evolving strategic thinking, foreign policy objectives, and approach to regional leadership and security in the Indo-Pacific, crucial for understanding India's role in a multipolar world and its response to geopolitical shifts.
India's maritime security strategy has evolved through frameworks like SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region), MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions), and the recent SHANTI (Securing Holistic Advancement through Norms, Trust and Integrity), aiming to foster cooperation and address traditional and non-traditional threats in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Bay of Bengal.