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INDIAN OCEAN REGION by ATRISHEKHAR - Coggle Diagram
INDIAN OCEAN REGION
by ATRISHEKHAR
Net security provider is usually meant as enhancing the mutual security of more than one country by addressing common security concerns.
Significance of IOR for India
● Trade - India imports about 70% of its oil & 90% intn trade by volume
● Resources - fishing & aquaculture industries
● Countering China’s influence
How does India act as a Net security provider in IOR
● India’s policies - 'Neighbourhood First' policy & SAGAR
● Geostrategic positioning - major maritime chokepoints and Sea Lanes of Communications
● Assistance in wake of natural disasters and calamities
● Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Challenges to India for being a Net Security Provider
● Resource Availability vs Requirement
● Existing Civil-Military Relationship
● Non-alignment Policy
● Past Experience of Overseas Deployment of Armed Forces
● Shifting US Policy
● Frequency of resurgence and occurrence of non-traditional threats
Approach needed for Net Security Provider
● Focus on capacity building and military diplomacy
● Higher Defence Organisation
● Formulation of a National Defence Policy
● Coherent IOR Strategy
● Development of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands
● Capability Enhancement of IOR Nations