La Pérouse, a joint military exercise between France and the U.S., Japan, Australia and India, held in the Indian Ocean from April 5-7, concluded today. According to some analysts, the joint military exercise is intended to counteract China’s expansion in the Indo-Pacific region, with the vision of establishing a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific order.
India is participating for the first time in this joint military exercise named after the 18th century French naval explorer Count de La Pérouse. Sources said that subsequently, the Indo-French Navy also plans to hold a joint exercise in the western Indian Ocean named after the Indian god Varuna. The UAE will also participate.
France is a stakeholder in the Indo-Pacific region, with direct strategic and economic interests in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna. France is a member of the Pacific Community and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP).
Some analysts say that France is conducting joint military exercises in the Indian Ocean with four countries, the U.S., Japan, India and Australia, with the intention of counteracting China’s growing expansion in the Indo-Pacific region. Its vision is a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific order that supports freedom of navigation and the peaceful and cooperative use of the oceans. The goal is to respect and comply with international law, such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and to resolve territorial sea disputes peacefully, rather than taking coercive action to subjugate a less developed country.
According to an article in Marseille News, as the French Navy and the four countries, the U.S., Japan, India and Australia, come together, other countries with interests in the Indo-Pacific region, such as the United Kingdom, may also join the initiative.
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