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Discuss the emerging geo-political scenario of Indian Ocean realm.

  • UPSC 2018
  • Political Aspects

The gates, not the basin, define the arena. A northern-closed ocean is entered only through narrow passages; control has always meant control of entry, and the passages have now become the theatre.

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