China spent years building its 'String of Pearls'. Here's how PM Modi may have found India's answer in Indonesia's Sabang Port

India is strengthening its Indo-Pacific strategy through partnerships rather than port diplomacy. The Sabang Port deal with Indonesia is seen as a key strategic counter to China's 'String of Pearls'.
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Burying China’s ‘String of Pearls’

In a November 8 column, U.S. Naval War College Professor James R. Holmes (aka the Naval Diplomat) criticized a new National Defense University (NDU) report on Chinese overseas basing that I and a team ...
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Opinion | String of pearls vs necklace of diamonds — geo-strategic games in Asia

The geostrategic games — “string of pearls” and “necklace of diamonds” — being played by two Asian giants in their ...

China has built a ‘String of Pearls’ in the Indo-Pacific. Here’s how India is countering it

For nearly two decades, China has been building ports across the Indo-Pacific — from Pakistan’s Gwadar to Sri Lanka’s ...
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Where Is the ‘String of Pearls’ in 2015?

Is the “String of Pearls” theory valid? This is a debate which has been ongoing since the term was coined in 2005, when the US consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton published “Energy Futures in Asia.” In ...

How India's Indo-Pacific strategy is countering China's 'string of pearls'

While China appears intent on extending its footprint through ports, infrastructure projects and strategic investments under ...