Tension in Indo-Pacific and Russia-Ukraine conflict are symptoms of an emerging global disorder

At the height of tensions between the US and China over the South China Sea, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in 2018 to unveil his strategy for the Indo-Pacific. He spoke about freedom of navigation and open sealines, but his emphasis was on inclusivity and ASEAN centrality, which distinguished him from then US president Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Five years later, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chose India to unveil Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy. As the regime change in Washington DC did not mitigate tensions in the region, and the…