India's Necklace of Diamonds Strategy : A Counter to China's String of Pearls
It is very evident now and from the past actions of China that it is expanding its military might and trading not only in the South China Sea but around the globe and especially in the Indian Ocean through its 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' and 'String of Pearls' strategy which posed a great threat directly to India and indirectly to the whole world. What is China's String of Pearls? It is an attempt by China to encircle India through maintaining and developing its strategic bases in countries around India, such as at Karachi (Gwadar Port) Pakistan, Chittagong (Bangladesh), at Colombo and Hambantota (both in Sri Lanka), the Maldives, Myanmar, and some other small island nations which will help in confining India to its own land and limiting its influence on the neighboring countries. This will provide China easy access and control over the vast Indian Ocean. This String of Pearls phenomena in the background of recent Chinese 'One Belt One Road' or the OBOR and CPE