The Strategic Landscape of South Asia and Indian Ocean Region

Abstract

At present, the extraterritorial connection and the influence of South Asia and Indian Ocean region are strengthened and meanwhile the international significance of the change of regional power structure is also enhanced. However, no matter whether to consider the military situation or the economic environment, or no matter whether to consider the current status analysis or the future expectation, the strategic value of South Asia and Indian Ocean region still cannot be so important to decide the trend of the international system. At the same time, the extraterritorial big powers do not regard the South Asia and Indian Ocean region as the core region for achieving their global strategies, but probably describe the South Asia and Indian Ocean region as the “probable important region in future”. Therefore, the policy of China for South Asia and Indian Ocean region shall be focused on the long-term development in order to patiently and realistically achieve the benefit maximization through gradually and hierarchically promoted policy and strategy.

Hailin Ye, Director of Editorial Department of South Asian Studies founded by National Institute of International Strategy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (NIIS CASS), Standing Director of Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Director of Security Center of School of Advanced International and Area Studies of East China Normal University, Standing Director and Associate Researcher of Chinese Association for South Asian Studies. The creation of this article is subsidized by Yu Nan Ping Studio of Shanghai Scientific Innovation Study Base & Shanghai Development Strategy Research Institute.