In this episode of India's World will analyse the new Indo-Pacific strategy. The US is "banding together" with nations like India, Australia, Japan and South Korea to ensure that the sovereignty of Indo-Pacific nations is protected. The United States has bolstered its military presence in the South China Sea and has put nations on notice around the world that the sale of key infrastructure and technology companies to China threatens their national security. The combined show of naval might heightened tensions in the trade war between China and the US. China claims almost all of the strategic South China Sea with Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam pushing competing for claims to parts of the resource-rich maritime region.