Indo-Pacific
Ocean region name
Indo-Pacific refers to the combined Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, treated as a single strategic and geopolitical zone.
The term gained prominence in the 21st century as a framework for discussing security alliances, trade routes, and the growing influence of China: the Indo-Pacific strategy, a free and open Indo-Pacific.
In marine biology, Indo-Pacific describes species distributed across both ocean basins.
Southeast Asian intergovernmental body
- allianceFormal union of parties
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- pivotPoint of rotation
- hegemonyDominant group's control
diplomacy · security · naval · territorial · bilateral · multilateral · freedom of navigation · sphere of influence
Pacific-spanning language family
- DravidianSouth Asian language family
- Sino-TibetanMajor Asian language family
Exchange of commodities
- APECPacific economic cooperation forum
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
shipping lanes · commerce · exports · imports · FDI · maritime trade · sea lanes · trade routes
Tropical peninsula and islands
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- South China SeaWestern Pacific marginal sea
- East AsiaChina-Japan-Korea region
- AustralasiaPacific island region
Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Melanesia · Micronesia · Polynesia
ASEAN
Southeast Asian intergovernmental body
hegemony · diplomacy · security · naval · territorial · bilateral · multilateral · freedom of navigation · sphere of influence · containment
Austronesian
Pacific-spanning language family
- DravidianSouth Asian language family
- Sino-TibetanMajor Asian language family
trade
Exchange of commodities
- APECPacific economic cooperation forum
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
investment · shipping lanes · commerce · exports · imports · FDI · maritime trade · sea lanes · trade routes · fisheries
Southeast Asia
Tropical peninsula and islands
- OceaniaPacific island collective
- South China SeaWestern Pacific marginal sea
- East AsiaChina-Japan-Korea region
Australasia · Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Melanesia · Micronesia · Polynesia
coral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
dolphin · whale · sea turtle · clownfish · barracuda · moray eel · dugong · giant clam · nautilus · coelacanth
- Asia-Pacific RelationsASEAN, APEC, China, Japan, South Korea
- Asian Geopoliticsborder dispute, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea
- Pacific Diplomacyregional cooperation, APEC, bilateral ties, ASEAN, bilateral talks
- Non-WesternAsian, African, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, Afro-Asian
- Indo- WordsIndo-European, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Iranian, Indochina, Indo-China
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
Indo-PacificEuro-Atlantic
Europe-America regional designation
Atlantic · Transatlantic · North Atlantic · Europe · Western Hemisphere
Indo-PacificAtlantic Ocean
Second-largest marine body
North Atlantic · South Atlantic · Caribbean · Mediterranean · Arctic Ocean
pacify, India, Indian, pacific, Indo-Pacific region, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean