An analytical study of Indian ocean power rivalry China vs India

Abstract

The 21st century is acknowledged as the Century of Sea , symbolizing the newline concept of blue economy by harnessing marine resources for the economic newline development of the nation-states including seamless secure energy routes. newline All nations including the two fastest emerging super-powers of the world, newline India and China besides both being nuclear-triad, are in process to increase newline their naval capabilities for safeguarding their national interests from newline maritime traditional and non-traditional threats. Their competitiveness on newline land and water has resulted in geo-strategic rivalry between the two nations newline to establish themselves as the epitome of Sea Power, especially in the Indian newline Ocean Region. Both India and China got their independence around the newline same time but they tread the path of different ideologies, India chose newline democracy and China opted for communism newline