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179587
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India’s relations with the island-nation of Maldives has been on an upswing particularly since 2018, when President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih assumed office. As the present trends indicate, bilateral relations between New Delhi and Male are expected to take a “quantum jump” as both neighbours are committed to sustaining this positive impulse.
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179578
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Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region is an important theme and raises several questions. What is the global geopolitical significance of the Indian Ocean Region and its relevance to India? Who are the major players in the game of geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region? Where does India stand among major players and role played by India in geo-politics of Indian Ocean Region? What are the major problems facing Indian Ocean Region? What policy measures India needs to take to emerge as a major player and retain its geopolitical and geo-economic interests in the Indian Ocean Region? An effort has been made to seek answers to these questions.
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ID:
179579
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To speak a little bit about international relations is essential while we discuss the relationship of two countries of the world society. International relations (IR) is the study of the political and social interaction of state, non-state actors, and individuals. (Griffiths, Callaghan
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179584
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The Indian Ocean is the bedrock of global economic maritime activity in the 21st century. With the resurgence of Asia, there has been a tectonic shift of global attention from the West to the East. The waters in the Indian Ocean are rich in oil and minerals, affecting it as an energy heartland both in the supply and demand, hence slowly turning the drivers of global economy towards Asia.
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179585
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India has an expansive maritime strategy driven by state aspirations and is increasing its service capabilities and security relationships throughout the Indian Ocean region. The cooperative strategy for 21stCentury Sea powers which aimed at developing strategic partnerships with like-minded nations such as US, Japan and Australia, which are supporting the blue water dominance of India in the Indian Ocean Region. The Indian Navy as a security web supplier in the Indian Ocean is protective of territorial boundary and multiple ocean assets that cover an outsized Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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179581
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The 19th century American maritime strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan remarked, ‘Whoever controls the Indian Ocean dominates Asia. This ocean is the key to the seven seas in the twenty-first century, the destiny of the world will be decided in these waters’. His prophecy appears to be true in 21st century, marked by increasing globalization, which involves increasing trade and investment and global supply chains across nations and regions of the world.
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ID:
179580
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The Indian Ocean region has become the strategic heartland of the 21st century, dislodging Europe and North East Asia which adorned the position in the 20th Century…the developments in the Indian Ocean region were contributing to the advent of a less Western centric and more multi-polar world”. In view of the increasing threat perceptions and strategic importance, “the Indian Ocean Region is not just a choice anymore…India would need to have robust roadmap to implement its strategy
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ID:
179582
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Maritime region of Indian Ocean has been turning fast into a zone of strategic competition. The Straits of Malacca in the east and Strait of Hormuz in the West are two of the most strategic choke points in region. Reportedly it hosts 64 percent of the world’s oil trade and movement of half of the world’s carrier ships. According to some estimates the region has nearly 40 percent of the world’s offshore petroleum.
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179577
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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.
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179591
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In the 21st century, with the diffusion of power from West to East, importance of Indian Ocean in the geopolitical scenario has increased significantly. Strategic significance of Indian Ocean had always been there at the international politics. During the colonial and imperial periods of 19th and 20th centuries, Great Britain was able to maintain its dominance in South Asia because of its control over the Indian Ocean.
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179590
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The dominance of Ocean-based approach on the platform of international relations has gained prominence in the contemporary world affairs. They have emerged as the determining factors in the geostrategy and foreign relations over the last few years. Seychelles, located on the western edge of Indian Ocean has become the hotbed of maritime geopolitics in contemporary era.
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ID:
179583
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In the recent years, shadow of ‘dragon head’ is making swift moves in South Asia that has traditionally been considered India’s area of influence. To counter China in South Asia, India has launched neighbourhood first policy followed by ‘ACT EAST’ initiative; Sri Lanka was part of both. Even COVID 19 has provided India an opportunity to regain, some hold on the lost ground, especially in South Asian countries like Sri Lanka. This paper tries to analyse the possibility of India-Sri Lanka convergence of interest in the light of recent policy decisions and incidents.
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179588
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When most of the countries of the world was sitting on pile of nuclear warheads and slipping toward engagement for one more devastating war based on ideology of communism and capitalism. There was one more group of countries, who were thinking different from the two leagues and were in efforts to prevent the world from dragging into more war like conditions and was easing the situation of cold war and preventing it to become hotter not in interest of its own but for mankind and humanity.
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ID:
179589
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The islands group in the South-Western Indian Ocean Region, encircling the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion and Seychelles; is known as the Vanilla Islands. The term “Vanilla” is used because these countries are known for their export of the flavouring substance, vanilla. In this, India apperceives the Seychelles Islands to be in its sphere of influence.
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ID:
179586
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In the present international scenario, the Indian Ocean Region has emerged as a critical for trade, commerce, and energy. The waters of the Indian Ocean Region have become a home for economic developments, disputes, conflicts, and competition for regional influence by regional and extra regional powers. All major powers, such as the United States, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, India and China have sought stakes in the security of the Indian Ocean Region.
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