随着“印太”从概念构想走向战略实践，一个连接印度洋和太平洋的战略区域正在形成。美国意欲减少对印度洋的“硬投入”，提升对印度洋的“软控制”。印度不仅重视东印度洋的环孟加拉湾，而且努力增加在西印度洋的存在。印度洋地区的中东、非洲和南亚是全球武装冲突最为集中的地区，传统与非传统安全威胁此起彼伏。同时，美俄在中东的激烈竞争以及中印在印度洋的竞争，正重塑着印度洋地区的地缘政治格局，而史无前例的新冠肺炎疫情对国际格局带来的影响也将是前所未有的。
The strategic region from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific is shaping，thanks to “Indo-Pacific” has shifted from conception to strategic practice. The United States intends to not only increasethe “hard power” but also enhance its “soft power” in the Indian Ocean. India not only values the Bay of Bengal in the East Indian Ocean，but also strives to increase its presence in the West Indian Ocean. It goes without saying that the Middle East，the Africa and the South Asia in the Indian Ocean are the turmoil and conflictareas in the world，and traditional and non-traditional security threats are emerging one after another. At the same time，the fierce competition between the United States and Russia in the Middle East and the strategic competition between China and India are reshaping the geopolitical landscape in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile，the impact of the COVID-19 on the international order will also be unprecedented.
