Well folks, good news and bad news. The good news is that India and China probably aren’t entering a Cold War era nuclear submarine race. The bad news is it could actually be worse. And it turns out the United States might be right in the middle of it.
China and India are the two most populous countries on earth. They’re also economic rivals, share the world’s longest contested land border, and are importing more weapons than any other countries out there. What could go wrong?!
You see, just because the South China Sea clearly belongs to China, doesn’t mean the Indian Ocean belongs to India. A senior captain from China’s National Defense University made that clear when he said the Indian Ocean is not India’s “backyard.”
The Indian Ocean is not India's 'backyard.'
