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CHINAS GEOSTRATEGIC INTERESTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND SINO INDIAN RELATIONS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).01      10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).01      Published : Jun 2024

China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations

Abstract

    Over the last decade, China has increased its footprint and economic power in the Indian Ocean by expanding its influence there. Critical concerns in the Indian Ocean pose a danger to regional security, according to this research. Realist theoryassesses China's economic and military achievements. There is a real possibility that unchecked Chinese development into the Indian Ocean would turn the entire ocean into a "Chinese lake," opening up trade along the Maritime Silk Road. A coalition of impacted and compatible governments is necessary to safeguard maritime interests against China's aggressiveness. The mixed approach employed literature and survey data for qualitative and quantitative research. Basic random sampling was used to sample 150 Lahore residents. Those who are active in policymaking and marine governance are the target audience for these findings, which are meant to educate them on the geopolitical shifts and what they represent for the future of the sector.

    China, Indian Ocean, Regional security, Maritime, Silk Road

    (1) Sahera Khatoon
    PhD Scholar, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Hamna Khan
    Lecturer , Department of Pakistan Studies, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Nadira Shafi
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khatoon, S., Khan, H., & Shafi, N. (2024). China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX(II), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khatoon, Sahera, Hamna Khan, and Nadira Shafi. 2024. "China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (II): 1-12 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHATOON, S., KHAN, H. & SHAFI, N. 2024. China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX, 1-12.

MHRA

    MHRA : Khatoon, Sahera, Hamna Khan, and Nadira Shafi. 2024. "China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX: 1-12

MLA

    MLA : Khatoon, Sahera, Hamna Khan, and Nadira Shafi. "China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX.II (2024): 1-12 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Khatoon, Sahera, Khan, Hamna, and Shafi, Nadira (2024), "China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (II), 1-12

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khatoon, Sahera, Hamna Khan, and Nadira Shafi. "China's Geostrategic Interests in the Indian Ocean Region: Implications for Regional Security and Sino- Indian Relations." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review IX, no. II (2024): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-II).01