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Partners in Blue Pacific

Why in the News?

The Partners in blue pacific initiative was recently launched to counter the threat of china.

About

  • This initiative was launched amid China’s aggressive push of increasing its influence in the Pacific

  • Under the new initiative, countries will be involved in “effective and efficient cooperation” with small island nations of the region

  • The geostrategic competition in the Pacific region has intensified of late after China’s scope of increasing footprint in the region was made clear by signing a common cooperation agreement with 10 Pacific countries

  • The initiative members will “elevate Pacific regionalism”, and forge stronger ties with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)