India: catching up to China’s string of pearls 8, September 2009
Posted by thegulfblog.com in China, The Sub Continent.Tags: blue water navy, China's navy, India's navy, Indian Ocean, String of pearls
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(Red crosses – China’s bases: Black boxes – India’s bases)
There’s an interesting article in the Asia Times Online discussing India’s establishment of a port in the Maldives. This come in large part as a reaction to China’s string of pearls i.e. their naval bases around the Indian Ocean that have the Indians somewhat perturbed. The map is a crude representation of where their respective naval bases are in the region (based on open-source information). In addition, India have the use of a base in Madagascar whilst China have the use of a base in Kenya and Tanzania.
Hat tip: Andrew Bishop
The Gulf blog 
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