India's Role as a Net Security Provider in the Indian Ocean Region: Issues, Challenges, and Trends
description: Since former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates introduced the term 'net security provider' at the Shangri La Dialogue in 2008, India's role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has been much discussed and deliberated. The chapter tries to specify and elaborate on what this entails for India and the countries in the IOR. India's strategic location in the IOR provides distinct advantages and challenges. India cannot remain indifferent to the evolving maritime geopolitics of the region, as well as its geoeconomic interests. Over the years, India's aspiration to be a net security provider in the IOR has been much debated. It reflects India's desire to enhance its strategic presence and reach in the IOR and beyond. An assessment of India's maritime doctrine and strategy is also imperative to understand India's role in the IOR. India's intent to be a net security provider in the IOR has to be backed up by a clear strategy as well as intent. It will also be circumscribed by regional security constraints. The chapter looks at many issues, events, and developments that impact India's role as a net security provider in the IOR, viz., capacity building and enhancement, maritime diplomacy and engagement, maritime security operations, deployment of maritime forces, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief. 2025 Adluri Subramanyam Raju and R. Srinivasan. All rights reserved.
creator: Vinod, M.J.
source: The Routledge Handbook of Maritime India: History, Strategy, and Engagement;pp.268-278
publisher: Taylor and Francis
date: 01-01-2025
rights: Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
relation: ISBN: 978-100360743-4; 978-100386360-1;
language: English
type: Book chapter
coverage: Vinod M.J., Dept of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India