The Indo-Pacific Circle in collaboration with the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College(Autonomous) Chennai, organised a webinar on 'Assessment of India's G20 Presidency

This discussion involves an exchange of ideas on the significance of the ASEAN Maritime Outlook(AMO) document and what it means for maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The panellists offer insights into pressing concerns like marine pollution, IUU fishing and degrading marine ecology, further highlighting the need to build cooperative mechanisms for addressing non-traditional maritime security threats in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Indo-Pacific Circle in association with CMS College Kottayam organised a webinar on the theme of the United Nations and the Law of the Sea and the role it plays in mediating international maritime disputes. The discussion explores the importance of UNCLOS in understanding maritime issues and further delves into maritime security concerns arising from the South China Sea dispute and the strategic competition taking shape in the Indian Ocean Region.

The Indo-Pacific Circle in partnership with Earth System Governance welcomes you to an online webinar on approaches to building a Sustainable Indo-Pacific.

A densely populated region at varied economic development stages, disproportionately vulnerable to climate change and increasing natural hazards, the Indo-Pacific's need for sustainable development remains pressing, and room for innovative thinking is equally increasing.

Against this backdrop, the upcoming issue of the Indo-Pacific Review centres around the theme "Building a Sustainable Indo-Pacific". Four experts will discuss the theme of the journal and share their insights on approaches to climate governance in the region.

This will be followed by an open discussion and Q&A with the online participants. The discussion will be moderated by Ms Rushali Saha.

Southeast Asia faces several challenges in climate governance – from financial and capacity to institutional and policy. This event will analyse climate change-related governance architectures and cover issues of justice and equity in the context of regional and global climate governance.

Following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the panel seeks to explore the legacies and reverberation of "vaccine diplomacy" efforts, vaccine inequities throughout the region, regional vaccine development attempts, and how they have altered regional dynamics in the Indo-Pacific today.

Keeping in mind the increasing visibility of the Quad and growing questions of Japan joining AUKUS, the quality and influence of Australia and Japan's relationship continues to gain traction in the Indo-Pacific. This panel, hosted by the Indo-Pacific Circle, seeks to assess the relationship and its defense ties, and map out how it could shape the region and neighbouring countries in the years to come. This panel also draws upon perspectives from India and the USA on wider regional implications.

This roundtable was hosted by the Indo-Pacific Circle in partnership with the 9DashLine. The discussion focuses on India's attempts to boost its trade from outside international major trade agreements like RCEP and CPTPP, which have brought a myriad of economies together. As Washington and Beijing vie for influence in the capitals of the Indo-Pacific, India seems to be trying to garner influence from outside the largest trade agreements ever signed. Some of the key questions addressed are: How effective has the Act East Policy been in boosting economic links between India and the region? What challenges does India face in boosting its economic reach in critical areas across the Indian Ocean? What are the consequences of staying out of CPTPP and RCEP?

This panel ambitiously seeks to explore the rise of new media in the Indo-Pacific and the way in which it has influence, helped, or hindered the process of identity-building in the region. Moreover, this panel also seeks to explore the intersections of new media, governance and emerging issues in the region.

This panel sought to trace the elements of US-India convergence in the Indo-Pacific, the role of other key states in the region and the importance of the Quad in maintaining the relationship as well as a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.

This panel seeks to scope out the current play of the “green energy shift” in the region, its trajectory and feasibility, and what the geopolitical, environmental, and economic implications are for such a transition.

This panel was brought together to discuss methods of creating a more resilient Indo-Pacific to both prevent and protect against humanitarian crises and economic collapse in the wake of natural hazards.