For decades, the world relied on the powerful U.S. Navy to protect this vital sea lane. But as India and China gain economic heft, they are moving to expand their control of the waterway, sparking a new - and potentially dangerous - rivalry between Asia’s emerging giants.
China has given massive aid to Indian Ocean nations, [...]
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China’s sea-lane clout stirs worry
Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, India, Military, Asia, Bangladesh, China Economic, Clout, Decades, Emerging Giants, Friendship, India, Indian Ocean, Listening Post, Massive Aid, Pacts, Pakistan, Ports, rivalry, Sea Lane, Sri Lanka, Strait Of Malacca, U S Navy, waterway
The U.K.-Iran Crisis: The West Confronts a Rising Iran
Posted by Matt in April 2nd, 2007 | no comment
Published in Britain, Iran, West, Britain, british_military, british_sailors, Iran, iranian, military_personnel, nuclear_ambitions, oil_market, pinr, shatt_al_arab, territorial_waters, waterway, West
The latest crisis between Iran and the United Kingdom, which started when British sailors boarded an Indian-flagged commercial ship suspected of being involved in car smuggling in the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway, shows no sign of abating. British sailors and marines, numbering 15, were seized by Iranian naval forces as they were conducting operations on [...]
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