Indian cargo vessels will have access to Chittagong port, long seen as one of China’s “pearls” on the Indian Ocean. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bangladesh this weekend, where he signed, ...

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The so-called String of Pearls strategy, a metaphor coined in Western policy circles in the early 2000s, is far more than a shipping map. It's Beijing's blueprint for a ...

Beijing’s growing power and interests in the Persian Gulf will tempt it to embrace hegemonism. News that China is considering a Seychelles offer of a base for its ships means a new strategic headache ...

Chinese Navy Yiyang 548 frigate and Qiandaohu 886 supply vessel are moored in the navy port, Gdynia, Poland, Oct. 7, 2015 (AP photo by Andrzej J. Gojke). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window ...

India is deeply unsettled over China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean, a scenario some analysts call the "string of pearls" strategy linking China's interests in the countries surrounding India ...

The so-called String of Pearls strategy, a metaphor coined in Western policy circles in the early 2000s, is far more than a shipping map. It’s Beijing’s blueprint for a chain of naval and port ...