ASEAN As An Indo-Pacific Middle Power: Shaping The Emerging Regional Order – Analysis

I did not have time to read it, but the headline expresses a very possible development shaping the future of Asia.

The article appears to give little credit to India! Actually, India is not even mentioned once in this article. What a glaring omission!!!

"The emerging Indo-Pacific geostrategic construct marks a momentous shift in regional dynamics, heralding the dawn of a new order that replaces the well-known Asia Pacific framework. Despite initial reservations, Southeast Asian nations have gradually embraced the reality of this burgeoning regional order, as evident through the “ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific,” which serves as a guiding framework for ASEAN’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. At the core of this emerging structure is the United States’ vision, articulated in its Indo-Pacific Strategy, which seeks to counterbalance China’s influence. To achieve this objective, the US has introduced initiatives that deliberately exclude China such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), the AUKUS trilateral security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). ..."

ASEAN As An Indo-Pacific Middle Power: Shaping The Emerging Regional Order – Analysis – Eurasia Review