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The Indian Ocean as South Asia's new arena of strategic competition

For decades, South Asia's security logic has been grounded on land: the Line of Control in Kashmir, disputed borders, and crises that almost invariably began on land. Recent developments in the Indian ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Why the Indian Ocean may be home to the next nuclear crisis

The Indian Ocean is an overlooked theater for nuclear escalation and conflict. Since the start of this year alone, Iran threatened to strike a US military base in the Chagos Archipelago, China ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard

Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power chess ...
Foreign Affairs

America Needs a Real Indian Ocean Strategy

Last month in New Delhi, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, met with senior counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan. This informal group of four countries, known ...
The Diplomat

Why the Indian Ocean, Not the Indo-Pacific, Must Anchor India’s Strategy

While New Delhi shares strategic concerns with the rest of the Quad, its Indo-Pacific approach is primarily a means to counterbalance Beijing in its immediate maritime neighborhood. India’s adoption ...