Balance of Power in Indian ocean?:
- Security cooperation between China and various Bay of Bengal states.
- Strategic significance of Chinese control over port infrastructure in the region.
- India, the US and even Russia follow China: “Bidding War”
- India: Project Mausam
- Australia: Buffer zone
- Indonesia: Maritime Fulcrum Policy
- (Vietnam: the military Balancer of South China sea)
• Is the military power of China on the region overstate?:
- Myanmar: never allowed China to use its military facilities or develop a military
presence in the country.
- Bangladesh: “the Balancer” of South Asia (China – Russia – India)
- Sri Lanka: China’s closest strategic partner
- Fear & Mistrust Check & Balance by various actors