The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

China is cognisant of the fact that security is crucial when it comes to India-China relations and has thus been building its ...

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

The relationship has just been upgraded to an enhanced strategic partnership with maritime and defence cooperation as its cornerstones ...

Similarly, Indian strategic planners worry about China's close naval ties to Pakistan, including sales of surface ships and ... to Chittagong port; and the development of Hambantota port in ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota International Port said it has started dredging harbour basin ... is a continuous operation with intermittent stoppages to allow safe ship navigation, ...

With an average of around 300 ships traversing the route daily ... Maritime Silk Road and its key position in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) exemplified by flagship projects such as Hambantota ...