China’s ‘string of pearls’ in the indian ocean and its security implications

Strategic Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-39

  Khurana, Gurpreet S ^a  

^a IDSA ^*  (India)

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EID: 85007845043     PISSN: 09700161     EISSN: 17540054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09700160801886314     Document Type: Article

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