China, India: Competition in the Indian Ocean

With the exception of the war between them in 1962, India and China have existed with little geopolitical interaction. The situation along their shared 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) border has not changed, but shifts in China's economic structure have led Beijing to increasingly operate in the Indian Ocean Basin, which is New Delhi's sphere of influence. India is facing limitations as it tries to project power in the Indian Ocean to counter this growing Chinese involvement.