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    China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region through initiatives like the "String of Pearls" strategy and OBOR project are a cause of concern for India's security and regional stability. This is because it could decrease India's strategic influence, disrupt its trade and energy supplies, and strengthen the Pakistan-China axis. In response, India is developing the Chabahar port, improving relations with IOR countries, partnering with Japan on projects, conducting naval exercises with partners, and promoting a rules-based maritime order through initiatives like "Project Mausam".

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    China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region through initiatives like the "String of Pearls" strategy and OBOR project are a cause of concern for India's security and regional stability. This is because it could decrease India's strategic influence, disrupt its trade and energy supplies, and strengthen the Pakistan-China axis. In response, India is developing the Chabahar port, improving relations with IOR countries, partnering with Japan on projects, conducting naval exercises with partners, and promoting a rules-based maritime order through initiatives like "Project Mausam".

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    Mastering Mains Answer Writing (Ep-5)

    International Relations, GS Paper-II

    Question
    China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region is a cause of concern for India and regional stability. Discuss the
    implications and steps taken by India in this regard.

    Command Word
    ‘Discuss’ requires a broadly covered and all encompassing answer highlighting positive and negative aspects of theme.
    Solutions and remedies can also be suggested.

    Answer Structure
    ¾¾ Introduction – We will briefly outline China’s initiatives in Indian Ocean Region.
    ¾¾ Body of the Answer – Will include the strategic concerns for India as a result of growing Chinese presence in IOR and
    policy responses by India to counter the issue.
    ¾¾ Conclusion – We will consolidate our answer.

    Representative Answer

    Introduction
    The Indian Ocean is central to China’s future security and growth as it endeavours to expand its worldwide interests.
    ¾¾ China has gradually increased its presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) as part of its collaborative efforts to control
    piracy and ensure free flow of seaborne traffic. However, in the guise of this, it has pursued the ‘string of pearls’ strategy
    and encircled India by developing dual-use ports in Myanmar (Kyaukpyu), Pakistan (Gwadar), Sri Lanka (Hambantota),
    Bangladesh (Chittagong) and Maldives (iHavan project).
    ¾¾ The Indian Ocean also finds place of prominence in both the components of the OBOR initiative, i.e. the Silk Road Economic
    Belt and the Maritime Silk Road. The convergence of the SREB and the MSR is in the Indian Ocean, via the CPEC at Gwadar.

    Body
    Through the above policies, China is trying to establish its influence in the IOR - which is a cause of concern for India because
    of the following reasons.

    Implications for India


    ¾¾ China’s strategy of ‘debt trap’ or making Indian Ocean littoral nations financially dependent and extremely vulnerable to
    China’s unhindered strategic control can harm India’s bilateral relations with these countries and decrease India’s strategic
    influence in the region.
    ¾¾ Gwadar Port can be used by China for the potential disruption of India’s trade and energy supplies due to its proximity
    to the shipping lanes emanating from the Strait of Hormuz.
    ¾¾ Pakistan China Axis: Through Gwadar port China is pursuing its old strategy of using Pakistan to secure its interests in the
    region and control India strategic space.
    ¾¾ America’s relative decline in Indo Pacific and the concurrent increase in China’s forays into the Indian Ocean have left
    India concerned with the shifting maritime balance of power.
    ¾¾ China is already deploying intelligence gathering ships and utilising other marine craft like fishing fleets to gather intelligence
    about the IOR - historically viewed by India as its ‘backyard.

    Responses by India to counter China’s rise in IOR


    ¾¾ India is developing Chabahar Port in Iran (less than 100 kms from the Gwadar Port) to counter China-Pakistan axis in IOR
    and safeguard its interests.
    ¾¾ Through policies like ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Act East Policy’ India is trying to improve relations with IOR littoral
    countries in order to maintain the balance of power in the IOR.
    ¾¾ India in partnership with Japan has planned for the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor as a response to China’s BRI.
    ¾¾ Through ‘Quad initiative’ India, Japan, Australia and the US will cooperate economically, militarily and strategically for
    free, open, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region - to contain China’s rising footprint in the region.
    ¾¾ India is modernising its naval power and conducting regular joint exercises such as Malabar, Milan and AUSINDEX etc. to
    prepare for any security threats from China from the IOR.
    ¾¾ India’s ‘Project Mausam’, formulated as an answer to China’s Maritime Silk Road policy, aims to restore its ancient maritime
    routes and cultural links with the nations in East Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Indian Subcontinent.

    Conclusion
    Thus, India is trying to balance China’s rise in IOR through multiple policy interventions - including both bilateral and
    multilateral regional alliances. India also favours a rule based maritime order and freedom of navigation in IOR to ensure
    regional stability.

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