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India's Foreign Secretary Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made an unannounced visit to Seychelles on Oct. 10 to discuss the agreement between the two countries that provides for the development of military infrastructure on Assumption Island, Indian Express reported.

Seychelles: India's Foreign Secretary Pays A Visit, Concerned Over Cooperation With Chinese

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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, will be preoccupied with elections in 2019 and Chinese President Xi Jinping with the United States, but each will continue his country's competition for advantage across South Asia and the Indian Ocean.

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Paris Agreement Emphasizes Shift Away From Oil

The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

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Delegates attend a plenary session at the U.N. climate change summit in Paris on Dec. 9.

The agreement signed Dec. 12 in Paris is just a small part of a broader energy transition driven by technological change.

Climate Agreement Will Only Hasten Transition Beyond Oil

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Beijing is reluctant to draw attention to its port development projects and the fact that the Chinese navy is increasingly reliant on an extended supply network.

Modernizing China’s Military

Beijing's waterborne forces have become very active over the past five years. Sortie rates are increasingly high, and the number of global maritime deployments by the People's Liberation Army Navy is growing. Because of this, the Chinese are increasingly recognizing the need to improve both their underway logistics capabilities and the global infrastructure needed to facilitate their long-distance deployments.

Mapping China's Maritime Ambition 

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France, Africa: Paris Struggles to Retain Colonial Ties

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Despite strong efforts to maintain its historic bonds with its former colonies in Africa, France's position is far from guaranteed.

France Struggles to Retain Colonial Ties in Africa

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