China’s maritime grand strategy: Stoking insecurities with aggressiveness (Anubha Rastogi, South Asia Monitor)

According to Alfred Thayer Mahan, a 19th century American strategist, the concept of sea power was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact. This concept had enormous influence in shaping strategic thought of navies around the world. The nation that controlled the seas held the upper hand in modern warfare

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