Today, Hormuz is no longer a Persian Gulf problem that has repercussions in the Indo-Pacific, but rather it is an Indo-Pacific structural and operational vulnerability that happens to be located in the Middle East.
The elevation of India-Japan ties in 2014 marked a structural convergence of interests, transforming the partnership into a key pillar of regional stability.
Trump's unpredictable, protectionist approach is reshaping the Indo-Pacific into a fragmented arena of intensified great-power rivalry and strategic uncertainty.
Siddharth Singh is Senior Research Fellow with India Foundation.
