New Delhi has, very sensibly, resisted the urge to invoke an ‘Indian Monroe Doctrine’ and attempt regime-change in Male through military action; its forbearance is bound to be rewarded.
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If this agreement between Sri Lanka and China is finalised, a Chinese naval base in Hambantota port and airbase in the nearby airport may well become a reality.
A parallel endeavour on India’s western flank, dubbed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will create access to the Arabian Sea from Xinjiang to the Pakistani port of Gwadar via Gilgit-Baltistan.
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