Indian Ocean: A Geopolitical Hotspot
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is undoubtedly one of the most significant areas on the entire planet and covering roughly 20% of the global water expanse. Its impressive surface area of almost 71 million square kilometres is home to 1208 islands and laps the shores of as many as 32 countries. The Indian Ocean Region holds the most strategically important shipping and trading routes out, for instance, the Sunda and Lombok straits, Malacca Strait, Mozambique Channel, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope, etc. Major scale trading activities take place within these areas with oil bound shipments and the fishing industry occupying a large portion of these activities. Keeping in mind the economic importance of this region, we must not forget that within these waters lies a plethora of factors that have made the IOR reek of volatility and instability. Since the Indian Ocean is pivotal for the sustenance of the global economy, one could even attribute the significance of this ocean to the words of the famous Geopolitical thinker AT Mahan who propounded his famous Theory of Sea Power which states that whoever controls the seas, can control the world.
The Looming Threat
This story is from the December 2020 edition of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the December 2020 edition of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Diplomatist.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
US Elections Biden Vs Trump?
0n November 5th Americans will elect their next president.
UNDERSTANDING UNRWA
ITS ROLE AMIDST THE LATEST STRIKE IN GAZA
Kwibuka30
REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
"ART DE VIVRE À LA FRANÇAISE" 2024 EXHIBITION
A SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOUR IN BRINGING FRENCH ART OF LIVING TO INDIA
NATO AT 75
UPHOLDING PEACE, SECURITY, AND COOPERATION
HOW INDIA COULD LEAPFROG ECONOMICALLY WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Digital India under the tech-visionary Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a new challenge as to how to create a public-private partnership to harness the immense power of Generative Artificial Intelligence to bring about transformative changes in all aspects of Indian life.
THE NEW COLD WAR
CHANGING CONTEXT AND SHIFTING CONTOURS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
SRI LANKA'S INCONSISTENT FOREIGN POLICY THREATENS INDIA'S SECURITY
In March 2024, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Niluka Kadurugamuwa informed that they will permit offshore research ships for replenishment activities at its ports.
INDIA-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS
ANCHORING THE QUAD AND NAVIGATING THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD
EMERGING GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS: ASSESSING INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
India has risen as a major player in the geo-politics at an international level.