How is China dominating the Indian Ocean and threatening India in its backyard?
Published at : October 05, 2021
Whoever controls the Indian Ocean dominates Asia. This Ocean is the key to the Seven Seas in this 21 century the Destiny of the world will be decided in these waters— Alfred Thayer Mahan
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China has increased its influence by increasing its footprint in the Indian Ocean region by making commercial investments in Sri Lanka Pakistan Djibouti Bangladesh Myanmar Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles Sudan, and many other countries in the Indian Ocean region. And this is threatening new Delhi.
India Has a number of reservations regarding China's behavior in the Indian Ocean.
China has frequently articulated its concern about the interdiction of its energy supplies, principally from the Gulf, through the Malacca Straits. It has undertaken numerous initiatives to overcome its “Malacca dilemma” through extensive port and pipeline building and these have been incorporated into the BRI.
China has constructed pipelines, road, and rail links in Russia and the Central Asian energy-rich countries to facilitate trade in energy and goods.
To India’s west, China plans to invest upwards of $60 billion in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is the heart of the BRI, providing access to the Indian Ocean at Gwadar port. The corridor, passing through Indian territory in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK), is envisaged to dot Pakistan with power plants along with upgraded rail and road connections from Gwadar to Xinjiang.
To India’s east, China has built a port in Kyakhpyu (Myanmar) to transport gas from the Gulf, and developed oil and gas pipelines to move Myanmar’s own gas, and imported oil and gas through Myanmar to its Yunnan province, circumventing the Malacca Straits.
Also to our east, China, which is already building roads, rail lines, and power projects in Bangladesh, is seeking association with port building and up-gradation.
To our south, in Sri Lanka, China has built the Hambantota port and is constructing a new city near Colombo port, which handles approximately 75% of the transshipment of India’s trade.
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China has increased its influence by increasing its footprint in the Indian Ocean region by making commercial investments in Sri Lanka Pakistan Djibouti Bangladesh Myanmar Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles Sudan, and many other countries in the Indian Ocean region. And this is threatening new Delhi.
India Has a number of reservations regarding China's behavior in the Indian Ocean.
China has frequently articulated its concern about the interdiction of its energy supplies, principally from the Gulf, through the Malacca Straits. It has undertaken numerous initiatives to overcome its “Malacca dilemma” through extensive port and pipeline building and these have been incorporated into the BRI.
China has constructed pipelines, road, and rail links in Russia and the Central Asian energy-rich countries to facilitate trade in energy and goods.
To India’s west, China plans to invest upwards of $60 billion in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is the heart of the BRI, providing access to the Indian Ocean at Gwadar port. The corridor, passing through Indian territory in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK), is envisaged to dot Pakistan with power plants along with upgraded rail and road connections from Gwadar to Xinjiang.
To India’s east, China has built a port in Kyakhpyu (Myanmar) to transport gas from the Gulf, and developed oil and gas pipelines to move Myanmar’s own gas, and imported oil and gas through Myanmar to its Yunnan province, circumventing the Malacca Straits.
Also to our east, China, which is already building roads, rail lines, and power projects in Bangladesh, is seeking association with port building and up-gradation.
To our south, in Sri Lanka, China has built the Hambantota port and is constructing a new city near Colombo port, which handles approximately 75% of the transshipment of India’s trade.
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