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Indian Ocean

Strategic Reset

The Indian Ocean, once a relatively quiet arena of global politics, is fast becoming the new chessboard of strategic influence.

Strategic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Mauritius was far more than a ceremonial gesture; it was a strategic reaffirmation of India’s enduring interests in the Western Indian Ocean.

India abroad

New Delhi’s plans to build India’s first overseas military base are proceeding apace, according to an update on a leading web portal.

Race with China~III

But the fertile central plain is both China‘s strength as well as its weakness. China feeds 23 per cent of the world‘s population from 7 per cent of arable land, by crowding some 2,000 human beings onto each square mile of cultivated earth in the valleys and flood plains. But the narrow coastal zone of prosperity also creates a deep social chasm because it profits hugely from maritime trade which does not flow to the rest of China.

Pacific arms race will impact marine life

Soon after World War II, the tides of global politics turned. It became necessary for Australia to maintain close ties with both the UK and the US to resist communist advances in the southern Indian Ocean and the Pacific.