How long will Ocean remain Indian?

[KRAIT]

What a stupid article.. India's EEZ is the only actual "property" it has.
Sure it may project interests. But that is the limit of it...there is no ownership of international waters.

No one is talking about owning it, we are talking about sphere of influence and growing challenge from chinese navy.....

 

[trinity]

That is the trouble of these wannabe geostrategists and defence experts. No research, no knowledge just club together a few news articles and make an article. How does Seychelles offering berthing rights to China become a failure of Indian diplomacy and intelligence? Does he know that the same facilities are extended by Seychelles to half a dozen countries including India, USA and UK? India has berthing rights in Oman, a radar station on Madagaskar and has leased an atoll in Mauritius to establish a listening post, are these failures of Chinese diplomacy? Seychelles is 2800 KMs from India, that is not exactly India's backyard is it?
Maldivian terrorists in Kashmir? What nonsense? Do they report to Mr Arun Kumar Singh on their way to the Valley?
What the hell has availability of alcohol and pork on Maldives have to do with India's strategic planning and national security?

What we should be concerned about is the future. With Maldives slated to be mostly underwater by 2030, the amount of ppl coming ot settle in Kerala will be huge. Nothing against the good ppl but we should identify and screen the extremist elements from these islands now, instead of waiting and doing nothing until its too late. This is just a scurity measure. Your points and insight are spot on. Keep up the good work..

 

[breeze]

Indian Ocean was dominated by the British in the past, now it is currently dominated by USA. It should be called USA Ocean. In the future, I see China dominating the Indian Ocean.