scholarly journals Antipiracy and Unusual Coalitions in the Indian Ocean Region: China's Changing Role and Confidence Building with India

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-137
Author(s):  
Olivia Gippner
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Gulf Of Aden ◽  
Indian Ocean Region ◽  
China And India ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Tremendous Importance ◽  
Changing Role

Piracy and threats from non-state actors in the Gulf of Aden have triggered states to cooperate in securing waterways and the sea lines of communication, a development that is fundamentally transforming the region's maritime security environment. As a result, not only has this region's strategic importance been reaffirmed, but it has also gained tremendous importance through the presence of several actors, especially China and India. Since 2008, these two countries have been involved in larger global actions against piracy, which has led to increasing contact between their navies and more exposure of their capabilities. Will the broader Indian Ocean region emerge as an area of cooperation or competition between China and India? Drawing on interviews carried out with Chinese and European experts from 2012 to 2015, this article explores the reasons for and instruments of cooperation in antipiracy and the degree to which China uses antipiracy efforts as confidence-building measures.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Indian Ocean Region ◽  
Major Powers ◽  
China And India ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
India And China ◽  
Excellent Resource

China and India are fast emerging as major powers of the Indo-Pacific. As their wealth, power, and interests expand, the two countries are increasingly coming into contact with each other in the maritime domain. This book is an excellent resource in understanding the evolving maritime security roles of India and China in the Indo-Pacific, mutual perceptions of those countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and how they are likely to interact as major maritime powers in the coming decades....

The Sino-Indian Geopolitics and Maritime Security of the Indian Ocean Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sainandan S. Iyer ◽  
Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Sridhar D. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Indian Ocean Region ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean

scholarly journals Maritime Security Trilateralism: India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
P K Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Indian Ocean Region ◽  
Maritime Policy ◽  
Sea Power ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean

India perceives the entire Indian Ocean region (IOR) as its strategic backyard and regards itself as a “security provider” in the region. This view, of course, is not shared by many, mainly by the Chinese who often state “the Indian Ocean is not India’s backyard.” To reinforce its own perceptions and stem its eroding influence in the region - India has stepped up its efforts in enhancing its relations in general and on maritime security in particular with its island neighbours, an aspect that is being extended to the entire South Asian neighbourhood incrementally. The importance of the Mahanian concept of utilising Sea Power for the achievement of national objectives has led to the realisation amongst a normally ‘sea blind’ Indian bureaucracy to become more proactive. This article explores the maritime policy of India with regard to its neighbouring littoral states in the Indian Ocean.

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