“On India’s part, I can state that this is already happening. Whether it is the civil war in Yemen, the earthquake in Nepal, the landslides in Sri Lanka, the water crisis in Maldives, the cyclone in Myanmar or the typhoon in Fiji, we are amongst the first responders in humanitarian assistance and disaster response situations.” Referring to the Indo-Pacific region turning into the centre of geopolitics, Sushma Swaraj said regiol cooperative endeavours may now acquire greater credibility and salience. “In our own region, we are finding a renewed interest in collaborative activities in the Indo-Pacific and even in the Bay of Bengal,” she said. (IANS)