Oceanic Strategy

Vidhan Pathak was an Associate Professor at the Department of African Studies, University of Delhi, India. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at the Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai, an Assistant Professor at MAC, University of Delhi and a Fellow at School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi. He was the Managing Editor of the Indian Journal of African Studies (journal of the Department of African Studies, University of Delhi), former editor of African Currents (journal of the Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai) and former Assistant Editor of Diaspora Studies. He has published extensively on topics/subjects like India’s Africa Policy, Indo-African Relations, Western Indian Ocean Region, Indian Diaspora in Africa and other issues related to African affairs. Apart from African politics and Indo-African relations his research interests cover diaspora. His recent publications include a co-edited book titled Imagining India as a Global Power: Prospects and Challenges. Raghvendra Kumar is a Ph.D. Scholar at the Department of African Studies, University of Delhi and is working on the topic ‘China’s Engagement with Western Indian Ocean Island States of Africa: Implications for India’. He has published on topics like ‘India in Western Indian Ocean: Interface with Regional and Extra-Regional Actors’, ‘India’s Strategic Interests and Partnership with Island States of Africa in the Western Indian Ocean Region’, among others. His research interests include Indian ocean region, maritime security studies, India in global affairs, India-Africa relations, and India-China relations.

1.Introduction 2. India in the Indian Ocean: Interests and Strategy 3. China and other Asian Powers in the Indian Ocean 4. US, Russia and other Western Powers in the Indian Ocean 5. African Actors in the Indian Ocean 6. Conclusion