Indian Ocean poised to see ‘disruptive’ changes: Jaishankar

The minister, replying to a question, talked about competition in the neighbourhood, and said there’s “no point groaning about it” as India needs to compete and that’s really what it is trying to do.

“I think the Indian Ocean is already seeing the beginnings of maritime presence which was not there before. So it is poised for a disruptive change. I think we need to anticipate it (and) we need to prepare for it,” he said.

China has gradually been increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean that is largely considered as the backyard of the Indian Navy.