The indian ocean sees nearly 60 per cent of the trade which includes the trade of oil from the oil fields of the middle east.
													
																	String of pearls policy of china. 
									
	
		
	
																	This study aims to examine the nature of string of pearls strategy of china that how china is utilizing its economic tools to fulfill its commercial interest in the larger indian ocean region. 
																	China has developed a network of ports and naval bases in indian ocean through diplomatic means for expanding its influence. 
																	Experts china has undertaken a strong colonial enterprise with a mix of employing debt trap. 
																	China commission report to congress is driven by china s need to secure foreign oil and trade routes critical to its development. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The strategy which was the subject of a 2005 u s. 
																	Justification of the study. 
																	It refers to the network of chinese military and commercial facilities and relationships along its sea lines of communication which extend from the chinese mainland to port sudan in the horn of africa. 
																	India china standoff india should be wary of china s string of pearls strategy to encircle india. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	China s string of pearls strategy has developed a concept that india has been surrounded by chinese developed ports gwadar hambantota and chittagong developed in connivance with the ruling regimes in pakistan sri lanka and bangladesh. 
																	Here is all you should know about string of pearls china s policy to encircle india. 
																	The sea lines run through several major maritime choke points such as the strait of mandeb the strait of malacca the strait of hormuz and the lombok strait as well as other strategic marit. 
																	The string of pearls is a geopolitical theory on potential chinese intentions in the indian ocean region.