Australia, saddled between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, has recognized the Indo-Pacific idea ever since the Julia Gillard government (from 2010 to 2013). The concept was even elevated to a national strategy, and has been referred to in its white papers on national defense and diplomacy since 2013. To some extent, the Australian foreign policy was guided by its own version of the Indo-Pacific strategy. For Australia, this is a two-sided strategy. On the one hand, it calls for strong and constructive relations with China, but on the other hand, it claims that China's rise poses challenges and calls on the US to maintain a presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Australia's diplomatic goal is to seek a balance in relations with both China and the US. As for the US version of the Indo-Pacific strategy, Australia, while showing its support, has also stressed China's role in solving global challenges and problems. Any move that might damage relations with China would not conform to the fundamental interests of Australia; therefore, room for Australia to adopt the US Indo-Pacific strategy is limited.

印度总理莫迪在香格里拉对话会发表主旨演讲，强调“印太”是一个地理概念而不是一个战略概念。他说，“印度不把印太地区视为一个战略、一个排他性的俱乐部或者一个寻求主导权的集团。我们也绝不会认为它是针对任何一个国家的。”显然，莫迪讲话与美国“印太战略”并不合拍。印度不可能被美国收编，成为其马前卒，印度仍将继续维护其“战略自主”政策，游走于大国之间，从各方得到好处。以习近平主席与莫迪武汉会晤为标志，印度政府调整了前一阶段与中国对抗的做法，两国关系重新走上合作友好的道路。

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