New Perspective for Oceanographic Studies in the Indian Ocean Region

India’s location in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) compels it to play a larger strategic role in the region. The growing energy needs of China—with the Gulf continuing to be its most preferred source—further causes the Chinese merchant fleet to transit the IOR. To ensure uninterrupted supply of energy resource, the Chinese have started to increase their presence in the region and this has, in turn, encouraged the Americans to also deploy their marine assets in the region. Keeping this in mind, for India, the emerging maritime concept of sea control requires enhanced situational awareness in the region to ensure sea denial when required.Technology has a significant role to play in such a situation and, effective sonar deployment, thus, becomes an inescapable requirement.

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