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Article: Briefing: Indian Ocean as new strategic playing field.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 28, 2009
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Byline: Dan Murphy Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Every day, one-quarter of world oil production flows from the Persian Gulf into the Indian Ocean toward makers of computers, sneakers, and more. Finished goods make their way back to world markets by the same body of water - the key reason that Somali piracy is a top concern. But lost in that focus on trade is a bigger issue: the strategic realities that will reshape the balance of power in the Indian Ocean in this century.
China and India, the world's two most populous nations as well as economic rivals with a tetchy relationship, are expanding their navies as their economies grow. Though ...