India in the Indian Ocean

摘要: Abstract : One of the key milestones in world history has been rise to prominence new and influential states affairs. The recent trajectories China India suggest strongly that these will play a more powerful role coming decades. analysis, for example, judges "the likely emergence . as global players--similar advent united Germany 19th century United States early 20th century--will transform geopolitical landscape, with impacts potentially dramatic those two previous centuries. India's rise, course, heralded before--perhaps prematurely. However, its ascent now seems assured light changes economic political mind-set, especially better policies diplomacy emphasizing realism. More fundamentally, continued also is favored by scale intensity globalization contemporary world. no longer geopolitically contained South Asia, it was Cold War, when alignment Soviet Union caused China, help Pakistan, contain India. Finally, sea change Indian-U.S. relations, since 9/11, made easier enter into close security cooperation America's friends allies Asia-Pacific.