• SREENA SREEDHAR

Chinese interest in its maritime neighbors can be traced to ancient times and this has included not just the south China Sea but also the distant corners both the Pacific as well as the Indian Ocean. If that was the case with ancent sea Farers from China six centuries age. Closer home, the Kingdoms at Southern India established their sway over large parts at South east Asia. Not only them, western India also housed the great admiral Kangoji Angre, who successfully keep all attendees, including later day colonial master at bay due to .... powers. India and China understood the Importance of Sea and made determined attempts to conquer them and exercise control in distant areas since times immemorial. Though both nations were characterized by a reduced interest interest in maritime attains for same time, a sustained GDP growth and robust economy have revived this interest in these two Asian giants, in this Indian era.

Maritime, Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, Energy dependents, Encirclement, Mercantile Traide.

"INDIA - CHINA RELATIONS MARITIME RELATIONS AND DIMENSIONS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.1082-1086, March-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103146.pdf

"INDIA - CHINA RELATIONS MARITIME RELATIONS AND DIMENSIONS ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no. pp1082-1086, March-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103146.pdf