{"id":268689,"date":"2023-11-09T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=268689"},"modified":"2023-11-09T23:10:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:40:24","slug":"on-india-and-the-taiwan-conflict-taiwan-a-malacca-blockade-and-indias-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-india-and-the-taiwan-conflict-taiwan-a-malacca-blockade-and-indias-options\/","title":{"rendered":"On India and the Taiwan conflict \u2013 Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India\u2019s options"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/strong>This post on India and the Taiwan conflict has been created based on the article \u201cTaiwan, a Malacca blockade and India\u2019s options\u201d<\/strong> published in The Hindu <\/strong>on 9th<\/sup> November 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 International Relations \u2013 <\/strong>Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>:\u00a0This article discusses the limitations to what India can do in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on the China-Taiwan Crisis and its Implications for India <\/strong>can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the possible options available with India in the case of a China-Taiwan conflict? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Any action by India in the Strait of Malacca<\/strong> or the Andaman Sea<\/strong> would involve the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Naval blockade against commercial shipping<\/li>\n
  2. Naval blockade against China\u2019s key trade and energy sea lines of communication.<\/li>\n
  3. Military action against Chinese naval vessels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are the challenges associated with India\u2019s possible actions?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Violation of international law:<\/strong> Commercial shipping as well as naval vessels of any country have a right to freedom of navigation on the high seas. Blockades away from a belligerent nation\u2019s geography can be challenged under international law.<\/li>\n
    2. Multiple Stakeholders: <\/strong>A significant volume of the trade of Japan, South Korea and even India itself passes through the Malacca Strait. This makes the issue more complex.<\/li>\n
    3. Threatens sovereignty of regional countries: <\/strong>The Strait involves the sovereignty of other states such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore who would all be affected adversely by a naval blockade. The affected countries are unlikely to support a naval blockade.<\/li>\n
    4. Issues with commercial shipping blockade: <\/strong>Commercial shipping is extremely complex to identify in terms of the sovereignty of the vessel, flag, and ownership of cargo. And these are often multinational in nature.<\/li>\n
    5. Alternative routes available: <\/strong>Shipping can take a detour either through the Sunda<\/strong> or the Lombok Straits<\/strong> to reach China.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Indian Ocean<\/strong> Choke points. <\/strong>Source: EIA.<\/p>\n

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      1. China equipped to deal with disruptions: <\/strong>China has a huge onshore and floating Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR). Also, overland energy supplies from Russia and Central Asia are growing.<\/li>\n
      2. India\u2019s action may threaten war:<\/strong> A naval blockade or unilateral action against an adversary\u2019s naval vessels would be equal to a declaration of war; it could lead to a conflict.<\/li>\n
      3. China\u2019s hard power:<\/strong> China would use its permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and regional influence to mitigate any such action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What should be the way forward for India? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

        India\u2019s role should be limited to:<\/p>\n

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        1. Defence of its own interests: <\/strong>A proactive defence of its territorial interests and the security of its sea lines of communication and those of its strategic partners should be India\u2019s primary focus.<\/li>\n
        2. Focusing on land borders: <\/strong>India\u2019s focus should remain on its continental borders with China.<\/li>\n
        3. Ensuring Multi-polarity: <\/strong>A robust India with a strong economy, nuclear deterrence capability and a credible military can contribute to multi-polarity in the Indo-Pacific.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          India will have to be careful before projecting its naval power in the Indian Ocean in the case of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Discuss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Source: This post on India and the Taiwan conflict has been created based on the article \u201cTaiwan, a Malacca blockade and India\u2019s options\u201d published in The Hindu on 9th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 International Relations \u2013 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India\u2019s interests. News:\u00a0This article… Continue reading On India and the Taiwan conflict \u2013 Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India\u2019s options<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,239,10498],"class_list":["post-268689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":10,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1699574051},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}