JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES

Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: An Indian Perspective

Commander Sarabjeet Singh Parmar is Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
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  • January 2014
    Volume: 
    8
    Issue: 
    1
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    For a maritime nation like India, its conception of maritime security of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and, specifically, its approach to maritime security has a long historical legacy. The modern Indian Navy has its origins in the colonial period. But it is the post-colonial period spanning independence and then the imperatives of the Cold War, and later to the interim phase in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present day strategic partnerships—all of which have contributed to moulding the Indian perspective of maritime security. This article look sat how India’s conception of maritime security in the IOR has been affected by these changes and challenges.

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