CHINA’S NEAR-ARCTIC STATE AMBITIONS AND OVERLAP WITH PACIFIC MARITIME DEFENCE: BLIND SPOTS FOR THE U.S. AND INDIA
Journal: ShodhKosh Journal of Visual and Performing Arts
Year: 2024

China’s self-designation as a “near-Arctic state” in its 2018 Arctic Policy represents a critical expansion of its strategic footprint beyond the Indo-Pacific, signalling an intent to integrate Arctic access routes and resources into the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). While global attention often focuses on the South China Sea and Indian Ocean as theatres of naval rivalry, the overlooked linkages between China’s Arctic ambitions and its Pacific maritime defence strategy are res