ABSTRACT

France's formal accession to the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), underlining its recognition as multilaterally engaged resident power in the Indian Ocean, has been warmly endorsed by India. In the context of shifting geopolitical landscape, a systematic examination of the prospects of Indo-French synergy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and the wider Indo-Pacific, becomes of immense value. Historically, defense cooperation has been a domain of robust engagement between the two countries. The contours of their relationship now have further prospects of expansion. This paper analyses various facets of growing Indo-French synergy in the IOR, and argues that challenges not withstanding, both are well placed to further broaden and deepen their cooperation in the wider Indo-Pacific.

摘要

法国正式加入环印度洋联盟（IORA），突显了其作为印度洋多边参与的常驻大国的认可，得到了印度的热烈支持。在地缘政治格局不断变化的背景下，对印度洋地区 (IOR) 和更广泛的印太地区的印法协同合作前景进行系统研究具有巨大价值。从历史上看，国防合作一直是两国之间强有力的接触领域。他们关系的轮廓现在有进一步扩大的前景。本文分析了印度-法国在印度洋地区日益增长的协同作用的各个方面，并认为尽管面临挑战，但两国都处于进一步扩大和深化在更广泛的印太地区合作的有利条件。