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17 June 2010The New Battle for Sri Lanka
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On the face of it, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to New Delhi last week was rather successful. India and Sri Lanka signed a range of agreements including loans for major Tagged Under Indian Ocean , LTTE , Rajapaksa |
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5 May 2010Chinese Takeaway
BY C. Rajamohan
Tagged Under Hu Jintao , Indian Ocean , Indo-China |
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1 September 2010Dominating the waves
BY Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe
As the third largest body of water in the world, the Indian Ocean has a mystique all its own, with an extraordinarily diverse history. The Indian Ocean waters cover an estimated 73.5 million Tagged Under Indian Ocean , Strategic Interests |
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18 October 2010Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
BY Robert D. Kaplan
The article below is reprinted with permission of World Politics Review, where it was originally published. Those interested in reading more from World Politics Review canTagged Under globalisation , Indian Ocean , Maritime Security , oil politics , Trade |
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9 August 2010South Asia’s Geography of Conflict
BY Robert D. Kaplan
As the United States and China become great power rivals, the direction in which India tilts could determine the course of geopolitics in Eurasia in the 21st century. India, in other words, looms Tagged Under Eurasia , Indian Ocean , Indo-China , Indo-Pak , South Asia |
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1 December 2010Sino-Indian maritime relations: managing mistrust in the Indian Ocean
BY Ashley Townshend
Asia’s rising giants are eyeing eachTagged Under Indian navy , Indian Ocean , Indo-China , People's Liberation Army Navy , strategic interest |
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13 December 2010Need to secure the Lakshadweep Islands
BY Pushpita Das
The recent hijacking of a Bangladesh merchant ship by Somali pirates in the western Indian Ocean has highlighted the threat to the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs) in general and to the Tagged Under Indian navy , Indian Ocean , Lakshadweep Islands , Maritime Security , Somali pirates |
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10 December 2010India: a moralist power or global contestant?
BY Shloka Nath
C. Raja Mohan is India’s premier strategic analyst and Strategic Affairs Editor at The Indian ExpressTagged Under C. Rajamohan , India-China , Indian foreign policy , Indian Ocean |
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14 January 2011A Chinese-Indian Rivalry for the Arabian Sea
BY Christophe Jaffrelot
Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indian Ocean and Tagged Under Chabahar , Gwadar , India-China , Indian navy , Indian Ocean , Indo-Iran , maritime rivalry , Sino-Pak |
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3 May 2010China’s naval expansion in the Indian Ocean and India-China rivalry
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After dramatically increasing its military expenditure over the last several years, in 2010 China has raised it by only 7.5 percent, marking the first time in nearly 21 years that the rate of Tagged Under Hambantota , Indian Ocean , Indo-China , navy , SLOC , South China Sea , Strait of Hormuz |