| ID | 179577 |
| Title Proper | Indian Ocean |
| Other Title Information | a New Turf of Power Struggle between India and China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chakraborti, Tridib |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the chronicles of world history, the Indian Ocean always remains a core subject matter of historic-strategic discourse. As a geographic expanse, Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean and stands astride Asia in the north, Antarctica in the south, Africa in the west and Indochina in the east. It has four most critical choke points (access waterways) - the Suez Canal, Bab-el Mandeb, the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca which connects the Middle East, Africa and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. Within these waterways, it has 48 independent island and littoral countries; 18 in Africa, 11 in the Middle East, 7 in South Asia, 6 in Southeast Asia, 5 island states and Australia, while France and the United Kingdom still have island territories in the ocean. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Focus Vol. 42, No.4; Apr 2021: p.5-16 |
| Journal Source | World Focus 2021-04 42, 4 |
| Key Words | Indian Ocean ; India and China |