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(stability)

('String of Pearl's Strategy')

4 million
barrels of oil 6
millions

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Geostrategy

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Shanghai Pact

proposed pipelines
(-)
-

( - )

reactors weapons nuclear chain reaction

regulated process reactor energy
output
uncontrolled and rapid chain reaction
fission weapons thermonuclear weapons fusion
weapons

capability
intent capability

Geostrategy
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tensions
containment statesponsored terrorism

geostrategy

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freedom

of

navigation

strategic

doctrine

first

island

chain

of

defense

strategic doctrine

strategic doctrine

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() civil nuclear agreement ()

Nuclear

supplier's

Group

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two scorpions in a bottle

survival

(economic

power)

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Malacca Dilemma

Peoples

Liberation

Army

Navy

(PLAN)

oil movement line of
defense SLOC (Sea
Lines of Communication)
military

facilities Woody airstrip

container

shipping

facility

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Relations

()

Sino-Pakistani

Exclusive Industrial Zones


tariffs

defence production pact defence
co-operation pact

bilateral strategic partnership

war

on

terror

advanced state of the art navy frigate F-22 Frigate

Gwadar Port

Trincomalee

Diego Garcia

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F7

(People's Liberation Army Navy - PLAN)


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blue water navy status

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strings of Pearl's strategy

oil movement

line

of

defense

SLOC

(Sea

Lines

Communication)

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