A estratégia marítima indiana pós-guerra fria: do Status Quo ao Imperialismo

Abstract

India is a country with over four thousand years of maritime tradition. According to anc ient hindu Vedas concerning the creation of the universe, the world as we know began through the sea. Despite the importance of sea - related activities to the formation of indian society, the naval strategic thinking of India had only been aroused after the Cold War. The threats of terrorism and the increasing chinese presence in the Indian Ocean were aspects that boosted the longing for a “ Blue Water ” Navy. The security of sea lines of communication has become an imperative for the State, which has been inc reasing, since 1990, the Indian Navy’s budget, as well as investing in the naval construction sector, to strenghten its Naval Power. Today, India is an economic and military emergent. To sustain these aspirations , the country reformulated its Doctrine and Strategy, so that its will on be coming a military global player would be explicit. This dissertation has the purpose to analyse the evolution of the refered indian naval strategic thinking in the post - Cold War period. Based on offici al documents, forei g n p olicy analysis and academic bibliographyc references, the intent is to show how the so - called “ new threats ” , combined with favorable economic situation and the conduct of international affairs, in this context, impacted the indian vision on mar itime securi ty in a broad and distinguished manner.