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This chapter focuses on the ocean as arena for power projection and military competition. India and Japan have created the fastest growing bilateral security relationship in Asia. In little more than a decade, Tokyo and New Delhi have wholly transformed the nature and scope of their association, moving from negligible engagement to full-blown “global and strategic partnership.” What explains the extraordinary speed of this development? China’s rise and America’s relative decline have provided the real sense of urgency. India and Japan’s maritime relationship is built on strong foundations, is likely to endure, and will have a positive effect on Indo-Pacific maritime security, particularly as a check to Chinese naval bellicosity.
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Thomas, S.S. (2018). The Rise of an Indo-Japanese Maritime Partnership. In: Gresh, G.F. (eds) Eurasia’s Maritime Rise and Global Security. Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71806-4_5
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