China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard
China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...
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Dhaka committed to boosting Indian Ocean partnership: foreign adviser
Approximately 80 percent of the world's seaborne oil trade transits through the strategic choke points of the Indian Ocean, making it ... due to vulnerabilities at key maritime routes, he noted.