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.