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Context
• Recently held Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore provided a platform
for world leaders to discuss Geopolitics of Asia and has brought
forth the changing dynamics
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Main Agenda
• Geopolitical turmoil in Asia triggered by China’s Rise is going to be a priority during PM’s State Visit.

• Biden’s Stragtegic gains to break the perception that Chinese domination is inevitable and USA’s retreat is
irreversible.
 SHANGRI LA DIALOGUE

What is it?
• The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) is an inter-governmental security forum.
• It is held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
• It is attended by defence ministers, permanent heads of ministries, and military chiefs of nearly 28 Asia-
Pacific states.

Historical Background
• It was conceived by the current IISS Director-General and Chief Executive Sir John Chipman in 2001 in
response to the clear need for a forum where the Asia Pacific defense ministers could engage in dialogue
aimed at building confidence and fostering practical security cooperation.
 SHANGRI LA DIALOGUE

Singnificance of 2023 Dialogue

• Public Articulation of position in matters of regional security.
• Conduct bilateral and Mini lateral defense diplomacy behind closed doors
• It also acts as venue for quiet consultations among the region’s intelligence
chiefs. Samant Goel Raw

• It captured shifting strategic trends in Asian Geopolitics due to deepening tensions between USA and China

Promoting Confidence Sees the measures as a

building Measures to trap
prevent Hot War with
China
 US – CHINA TENSIONS

CHINESE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST USA

• Projects USA as an outsider who is promoting regional tensions
amidst the pursuit of its “Cold War Mentality” Beijing’s Double Talk

• But No Mention of its own aggression

Asian Hypocrisy Ground Reality

Reluctance to
• Quick to criticize US actions but bite jeopardize deep
economic relationship
their tongue when it comes to Chinese China grabbing
US offers help to with Beijing
disputed
defend territorial
territories from
territorial aggression. neighbourhood
sovereignty in Asia
 USA’S INDO PACIFIC STRATEGY

Key Factors
behind USA’s
Foreign Policy

Highest Removing the Asian fear by

Chaos in Tensions in
War in Europe Priority explicitly challenging China’s
Middle East Asia
claim to regional hegemony

Many Asian nations step up

political and military
engagement with the US
 WESTERN ENGAGEMENT IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION

USA
• National Action in support of Taiwan’s Sovereignty

Australia
• In Shangri-La Dialogue, it outlined strategy for engagement with
China while standing up against Chinese Aggression

Canada
• Ramping up its presence in Indo-Pacific Region
 BRINGING EUROPE TO ASIA

Futile Efforts by USA

• Washington has a more difficult time convincing Europe, which is deeply tied to
the China market.

NATO’s Game in Asia

• NATO, is now raising its game in Asia.
• Besides Australia and New Zealand, which now participate in NATO deliberations,
Japan has taken the lead in drawing Europe into Asian security and South Korea
is ready to join hands.
 OTHER STEPS TAKEN BY USA

Countering Chinese Military Pressure

• Washington has elevated the Quad to the summit level,
• AUKUS high-tech alliance with the UK and Australia HAS BEEN UNVEILED
• Launched trilateral coordination with Seoul and Tokyo,
• Unveiled a local quad – “along with Australia, Japan, and the Philippines – to counter the Chinese military
pressures.
• The US has been encouraging Japan to raise its military capabilities,
• It is also modernising the military alliance with South Korea,
• Revitalising the frayed military partnership with Manila and enhancing security cooperation with Indonesia.
 ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIA

Strategic Partnership
• Building a stronger strategic partnership with India has been a high priority for the Biden administration.
Attempts are being made to produce a “road map” for a significant elevation of bilateral defence
cooperation, including technology transfers and joint defense industrial production.
Q1. Sea change in the Indo-Pacific and the shared interests in stabilizing the Asian
balance of power are objective realities demanding a solid India-US defense
partnership. Elucidate
250 Words | 15 Marks
Kakhovka Dam Ruptured
• A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that
separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in
southern Ukraine was recently breached
 THE KAKHOVKA DAM
Specifics of the Dam
• The dam, 30 metres (98 feet) tall and 3.2 km (2 miles) long, was built
in 1956 on the Dnipro river as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric
power plant.
• It holds an 18 km3 reservoir – a volume about equal to the Great Salt Lake in
the U.S. state of Utah.

Water to Russian Controlled Territories

• The reservoir also supplies water to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claims to have annexed in 2014,
and to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is also under Russian control.
 MORE INSIGHTS

Blame Game
• Both Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for the
destruction of the Dam
MORE INSIGHTS

North Crimea Canal, which

carries fresh water to the
peninsula from the Dnipro
river, could fall after rupture
of the dam
MORE INSIGHTS
Q2. Identify the correctly matched pairs?
Dam Country
1. Karkhovka Dam Russia
2. Hoover Dam USA
3. Three Gorges Dam China
Select the correct answer:
a) Only 1 pair is correctly matched
b) Only 2 pairs are correctly matched
c) All pairs are correctly matched
d) None of the pairs are correctly matched
Answer: B
Q3. Identify the correct statements in context of defense technologies:
1. Recently a hypersonic missile named Fattah was successfully tested by Saudi Arabia
2. Missile Fattah has a range of upto 1400km and a speed of 15 Mach
3. Ground Test of a Missile is simpler than testing it by hitting a target
Select the correct answer:
a) Only 1 statement is correctly matched
b) Only 2 statements are correctly matched
c) All statements are correctly matched
d) None of the statements are correctly matched
Answer: A