Tag: Indian Navy

• Assessing India’ China Policy in 2021

  It appears that the Indian government lacks the political will to deal with China firmly and unambiguously

  Jabin T. Jacob

  1 January 2022

  Borders, Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  AUKUS, boundary dispute, BRICS, Chinese foreign policy, Depsang, Galwan, Indian Army, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Indian Navy, Line of Actual Control (LAC), Pangong Tso, Quadrilateral Initiative, Russia-India-China trilateral, Sino-Indian relations

• Charting India’s China Policy for the Next Decade

  How can India maximize its strengths in diplomatic and other arenas vis-à-vis China in a manner pushes forward the positive aspects of the bilateral relationship while simultaneously reducing chances for actual physical conflict of even a limited nature?

  Jabin T. Jacob

  14 September 2011

  Borders, Foreign Policy, Sub-nationalism, War and Conflict

  1962 Sino-Indian conflict, Asian century, boundary dispute, Chinese provinces, democracy, grand strategy, Indian Constitution, Indian foreign policy, Indian Navy, Indian states, infrastructure development, Look East Policy, maritime security, PLAN, Silk Route, Sino-Indian relations, Sino-Pak relations, sovereignty, United States

• Not India’s Ocean: Perceptions of Chinese Presence in the Indian Ocean

  It is important to start with that oft-repeated statement made by a Chinese admiral, “We can no longer accept the Indian Ocean as an ocean of the Indians.” Apart from a sense of nationalist hurt that Indian reactions to the statement portrayed and continue to portray, the statement succeeded also in evoking a realization hitherto…

  Jabin T. Jacob

  27 August 2011

  Foreign Policy, War and Conflict

  energy security, Gwadar, Indian Navy, MOOTW, Myanmar, Pakistan, PLAN, Sino-Indian relations, SLOCs, string of pearls, United States