Abstract India took an unprecedented step 10 years ago by setting up a joint theatre operational command for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANC). This…
Country or Region: India
Abstract The objectives of this article are, firstly, to identify the place occupied by the Indian Ocean and South Asia in China’s maritime strategy, and…
Abstract In recent years the Indian Ocean has received significant attention from the defence-intellectual community in the United States. However, the actual strategic importance of…
Abstract The Indian Ocean has long been a hub of great power rivalry and the struggle for its domination has been a perennial feature of…
Abstract The PLA Navy (PLAN)’s capabilities in key areas (assets, trained personnel, experience) are currently insufficient to support long-range sea lanes of communication (SLOC) defense…
Abstract The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is becoming increasingly significant in the world arena, with the United States, India and China—the most important stakeholders in…
Abstract The Indians will have to work smart as well as hard to stage a meaningful presence in the South China Sea, overcoming the advantages…
Abstract While the maritime doctrine was published by the Indian navy in 2004 and improved upon in 2007, the core interests identified were as seen…
Abstract As the world’s economic and strategic “center of gravity” shifts from the Euro-Atlantic area to the Asia-Pacific, the Indian Ocean is emerging as an…
Abstract We take aim at “offshore balancing,” a foreign-policy concept that has come into vogue in a United States beset by war weariness, a stagnant…
Abstract The simultaneous rise of China and now India is a fundamental factor for understanding the twenty-first century. In rising as Great Powers, a relative…
Abstract This article looks at India’s “extended neighborhood” concept, a formulation that has come into India’s official vocabulary during the past decade to describe India’s…
Abstract In recent years, China’s strategic community has emerged as an increasingly vocal and influential constituent of Chinese policy debates. This article focuses on Chinese…
Abstract This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States…
Abstract Ever since their emergence as modern states in the middle of the twentieth century, relations between India and China have been exceedingly complex in…
