By Chad Pillai There is a growing strategic competition underway in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea between India and China focused on acquiring commercial ports and military facilities. It is a race for strategic access, leverage, and influence for energy resources, markets, and national security. This competition between two relative new naval powers in … Continue reading The Great Game in the Indian Ocean: Strategic Partnership Opportunities for the U.S.→
By Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke and Admiral Dr. Jayanath Colombage The Indian Ocean The economic, strategic, and ultimately political importance of the Indian Ocean has been recognized for centuries. Mariners from Arabia, East Asia, and the Pacific, while plying their trade, studied weather patterns in the Indian Ocean and explored and traversed it regularly, laying the … Continue reading Call for Input: A Code of Conduct for the Indian Ocean→
China’s Defense & Foreign Policy Week By David Scott Chinese maritime strategy for the Indian Ocean reflects a couple of simple inter-related planks; espousal of a “two ocean” navy and espousal of the Maritime Silk Road. 2017 has witnessed important consolidation of each maritime plank. Each plank can be looked at in turn. “Two Ocean” Navy … Continue reading Chinese Maritime Strategy for the Indian Ocean→
New Administration Topic Week By Vivek Mishra The Indian Ocean together with the maritime area of the Asia-Pacific should be on the high priority list for the next Administration. The region has been witnessing a twin factor rise in its importance: the rise in trade transmission through the Indian Ocean has increased tremendously over the … Continue reading Enhance Maritime Presence in the Indian Ocean→
