Knowledge Themes
Strategic Chokepoints
SAGAR Initiative
String of Pearls
Diamond Necklace Strategy
Indian Ocean Rim Association
Blue Economy
UNCLOS
Maritime Domain Awareness
Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region
Indo-Pacific Construct
Project Mausam
Security and Growth for All in the Region
Sea Lines of Communication
Net Security Provider
Integrated Maritime Strategy 2015
Exclusive Economic Zone
Maritime Silk Road
Quad
Colombo Security Conclave
Indian Ocean Commission
Structural Subtopics
- Strategic chokepoints and maritime trade routes (Straits of Malacca
- Hormuz
- and Bab-el-Mandeb)
- India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative
- China's String of Pearls strategy and Maritime Silk Road
- Blue Economy and sustainable exploitation of marine resources
- Presence of extra-regional powers and military bases (Diego Garcia and Djibouti)
- Geopolitical significance of island nations (Maldives
- Seychelles
- Mauritius)
- Polymetallic nodules and deep-sea mining in the Central Indian Ocean Basin
- Maritime security challenges (piracy
- human trafficking
- and illegal fishing)
- Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and regional cooperation frameworks
- Impact of the monsoon system on regional trade and food security
- Undersea cable networks and digital connectivity
- Naval modernization and the concept of Net Security Provider
- Disaster management and the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
- Legal framework under UNCLOS and maritime boundary disputes
Study Material
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