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Indian Ocean Subsea Cable Geopolitics: How India, China and the West Are Fighting for Control of Global Data Routes

May 9, 2026May 7, 2026 by Rajshri Thawait
High-detail geopolitical map of the Indian Ocean showing global subsea cable routes linking India, East Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia with glowing digital infrastructure connections beneath the sea.Indian Ocean subsea cable geopolitics

The Indian Ocean is no longer just a maritime trade corridor. It is becoming one of the world’s most important digital battlegrounds, where undersea cables…

Categories Latest, Indo-Pacific, maritime-geopolitics Tags China, Data, Geopolitics, India, Indian Ocean, maritime, Subsea Cable, trade corridor 1 Comment

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