This book focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and covers many policy aspects of Modi’s India. Written by leading scholars of international and Indian Ocean studies, this annual report includes both a strategic review and the major events and related data in this region. It also discusses the origin, aims, frameworks and regional and global impact of India’s development under the Modi administration, offering readers a full and authentic picture of the most recent developments in India.

This year’s Annual Report is the fourth of this kind and the only one to include the Indian Ocean region of China.