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Ramesh Chand is a PhD, research scholar

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|am Amar Kumar, a Ph.D. scholar at the Centre for Deendayal Upadhyay Studies, Central
University of Himachal Pradesh. lam conducting research titled India's Response and
Strategy Towards China's String of Pearls Policy: AStudy of National Security. The
information collected will be used solely for research purposes, and participant identities
will remainconfidential at alltimes. The objective of this study is to provide insights that
could contribute to strengthening India's national security strategy. In the 2004 US. report
Energy Future in Asia, it was suggested that China aimed to encircle India through its
String of Pearls strategy. This research contextualizes the String of Pearls policy through
expert input from professionals in the defense sectors of both India and China, including
diplomats, professors, military officers, and other relevant figures.

The study will examine areas such as professional service, travel patterns, strategic
expectations, and relevant publications. Data will be collected through interviews and
questionnaires,analyzed, and conclusions drawn accordingly.

significantly aid the

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Geopolitics and National Security of India after Tibet Invasion

The national security of any

state depends on the geopolitics of that state.
For the security of landlocked
states, army, arms and policy play an
states having complete maritime important role. On the other hand, for
borders, navy,
effective. For mixed states, these factors work inarms and policy prove to be
a mixed manner.
of allthe states of the world
affects their security in parallel. Geopolitics
scholars have been in favor of this theory Political
since ancient times; that it is very
important for smaller states to exist between two big
situation, both the states should not states. In this
otherwise the borders of both statesencroach upon the border of that state,
may touch each other and
between the two states. Tibet was taken conflict may come to light
over by China in 1959 and
China-Indiastarted touching each other's borders. In
followingquestions are presented to evaluate the this section, the
geopolitics after Tibet invasion and its impact on changes in India's
India's national security.
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What impact did China's Tibet invasion have on lndia's geopolitics?

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India's national security?
Did Tibet invasion pose a new challenge to

that came after Tibet invasion give rise to anew

Did the geopoliticalchanges
China?
border dispute between India and
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Tibet invasion as a future threat to

Howhas Deendayal Upadhyaya described
Indian national security?

India's response and strategic towards China's string of pearls policy

China is geopolitically encircling India through its" String Of Pearls' policy. Previous
research on the "String 0f Pearls" indicates this. [Link] research lacks focus on
India's response andstrategy regarding the 'String 0f Pearls" policy. The analysis of
forthcoming data, policies, and errors in this section will be utilized for the research work.

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Is the String of Pearls policy an extension of Mao's Five Fingers
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land and sea through the String of Pearls

Is China tryingto surround Indiaon
policy?

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geopolitical security crisis for India?
Pearls policy creating a
IsChina's String of

14. in response to this policy?

What efforts can India make

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through its energy

Has the US created a security crisis between India and China
future in Asia?

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Is the Stringof Pearls policy the present form of Deendayal Upadhyaya's fear of
future encroachment of Nepal, Ladakh, Bhutan, Sikkim after Tibet and
encroachment on other areas?

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