In September Germany released its Policy Guidelines on the Indo-Pacific and thus entered its bid to engage with this fast-evolving region and to shape the narrative accompanying it. Having acquired a stake in this global political enterprise, it will have to be prepared for close scrutiny of its activities in the seven key areas defined by the guidelines: multilateralism, climate change, security, rule of law, free trade, digitalization and education. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) jointly host an Indo-Pacific roundtable series to promote the political exchange on Indo-Pacific policy with stakeholders from the German Bundestag, line ministries, embassies and policy think tanks.