C. Uday Bhaskar Visiting Fellow, National Maritime Foundation For a ‘rising’ China, the Indian Ocean is of critical geo-strategic significance given the quantum of hydrocarbons and trade that transit the sea lines of communication (SLOC) to and fro in the Indian Ocean region (IOR). Consequently China’s investment in the littoral countries of the IOR has […]
Sanjaya Baru Director, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), London Relations between Republic of India (ROI) and Peoples Republic of China (PRC) have traditionally been defined by the famous Pancha Sheela: mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; mutual non-aggression; mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs; equality and mutual benefit; […]