The Dragon in the Indo-Pacific: Jaws, Claws, Paws, Wings, Fins, Tail and Brain
By Sudarshan Shrikhande, IN (Retd)
The title for this column is meant to be more deliberate than dramatic. Chinese seapower in the Western Pacific, it current primary area of concern, is already well and truly multi-dimensional. The PLA Navy is its lead instrument. But land, air, space, and cyber dimensions are its important and growing partners. That may well be the reality in the Indian Ocean as well a decade from now. The signs are discernible if we wish to read the tea leaves.
