{"id":285422,"date":"2024-03-02T19:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=285422"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T09:50:23","slug":"development-of-agalega-indias-rising-power-in-the-indian-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/development-of-agalega-indias-rising-power-in-the-indian-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Development of Agal\u00e9ga – India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Development of Agal\u00e9ga:-India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201cWith Mauritius joining project, India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express<\/strong>\u201d on 2 March 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus<\/strong>–GS Paper 2<\/strong>– International Relations-India and its Neighborhood.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– Prime Ministers of India and Mauritius have jointly inaugurated an airstrip and the St James Jetty on North Agal\u00e9ga Island in the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

Where is the Agalega island situated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Agal\u00e9ga are two outer islands of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 kilometers (about 621.37 mi) north of Mauritius island.
\nSurrounded by the Seychelles to the north, the Maldives, the US base Diego Garcia and Chagos Island to the east, and Madagascar, the Mozambique Channel, and the entire eastern coast of Africa to the west, its strategic location makes it vulnerable to\u00a0terrorism<\/strong>, piracy<\/strong> and the illegal narcotics trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source-<\/strong>Lowy institute<\/p>\n

What is the significance of creating basic infrastructure in Agalega island for Mauritius?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Economic Significance: –<\/strong><\/p>\n

A) It will reduce two-day journey time from agalega island to Mauritius to less than an hour\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n

B) It will create employment for the local population and improve their overall well-being.<\/p>\n

C) It would help in tapping the tourism potential of the islands.<\/p>\n

2) Strategic significance-<\/strong>
\nThe new jetty and airstrip will allow the stationing or forward deployment of ships of the Mauritius Coast Guard. This will significantly enhance the capabilities and capacities in marine surveillance and security.<\/p>\n

Read more- Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement(CECPA)\u201d between India and Mauritius<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the significance of development of Agalega island for India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Deepening of India-Mauritius relations: –<\/strong><\/p>\n

A) Enhanced goodwill<\/strong>– It will enhance the goodwill and trust between the two countries. This would help India to project itself to other maritime neighbours a benign and friendly country that respects the sovereignty of independent nations.<\/p>\n

B) Multi-dimensional cooperation<\/strong>– India and Mauritius are cooperating in all areas like monitoring of Exclusive Economic Zone, joint patrolling, hydrography, and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. This will help India to sustainably use its exclusive economic zone in Indian Ocean region.<\/p>\n

2) Geostrategic significance-<\/strong><\/p>\n

A) Strengthen SAGAR initiative<\/strong>-The joint development of Agal\u00e9ga highlights India\u2019s commitment to the vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) by assisting smaller maritime nations in building capacity and developing capability.<\/p>\n

B) Counter String of pearls<\/strong>–
\n1) China has built many assets in the Western Indian Ocean, such as the bases in Djibouti and Gwadar.The development of ports in Agalega will provide strategic access to India dubbed by some analysts as the \u201cnecklace of diamonds\u201d as against the \u201cstring of pearls\u201d ports that provide access to the Chinese.<\/p>\n

2) The importance of building infrastructure in Agalega island becomes even more marked in light of the Maldives anti-India posturing<\/strong>, which is highlighted by the signing of an agreement with Beijing \u201con China’s provision of military assistance\u201d and Indian military forces\u00a0 being asked to vacate the island nation.<\/p>\n

C) Enhanced surveillance of Indian Ocean-With<\/strong>\u00a0the maritime empowerment of Mauritius through the Agalega project, India can also monitor important ocean lines in the Western Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

D) Reinforce India’s role as net peace provider in the Indian Ocean Region<\/strong>-It will help India to transform into influential blue-water power and become the voice of the Global South.
\nIt will also highlight India’s critical role as a net peace provider in the Indian Ocean region and maintaining overall peace, stability and security in the region.<\/p>\n

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

How do infrastructural projects in Agalega island help India to achieve its geostrategic objective?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Development of Agal\u00e9ga:-India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean has been created based on the article \u201cWith Mauritius joining project, India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 2 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus–GS Paper 2– International Relations-India and its Neighborhood. News– Prime Ministers of India and Mauritius… Continue reading Development of Agal\u00e9ga – India\u2019s rising power in the Indian Ocean<\/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":[212,10500,239],"class_list":["post-285422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-international-relations","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285422","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=285422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}