New Delhi, July 21 -- CUTS International launched its flagship publication, "The Innovative Route to Development: Indo-Pacific Perspective", in a virtual event attended by senior diplomats, defence experts, development practitioners, and policy leaders from across the Indo-Pacific.

Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of BIMSTEC, unveiled the compendium and delivered the keynote address.

He emphasized the Indo-Pacific's growing significance in a multipolar world and its long-standing role in securing the development interests of countries.

Highlighting strategic diversity in the region, he noted that countries like China, Russia, the EU, and ASEAN have developed distinct Indo-Pacific strategies, all of which stress regional ...