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Indias maritime security concerns from Cocos Islands to the Coco Islands "IndyWatch Feed Asia"
Indias maritime security concerns from Cocos Islands to the Coco Islands first shown on Taazakhabar News
In this article, an attempt will be made to bring out some salient aspects of the Indian maritime security concerns and the wide swath that it covers from the Cocos Islands of Australia to the Coco Islands of Myanmar.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Historically, the islands have been known as the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands. The islands are located about 2,770 kilometres northwest of Perth, Western Australia. The largest island in the territory is West Island, located in the South Keeling Atoll. The islands economy is based on tourism, fishing, and coconut production.
India and Australia have a growing strategic relationship, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are vital. The islands are in the Indian Ocean, about halfway between India and Australia, about 2591 km from Andamans, and they offer both countries significant strategic advantages. Several shipping lanes pass near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The most important of these is the Malacca Strait, one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. The Malacca Strait connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, and it is used by ships carryin...
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