Red Sea To East Africa: China’s Infrastructure Power And The New Maritime Statecraft – Analysis

The Indian Ocean and Red Sea is subject to witness increasing intensified rivalry and owing to this Africa’s maritime topography has assumed increased strategic importance.

The recent Chinese investments in ports across key nations of East Africa such as Tanzania, Kenya and Djibouti are often depicted as precursors to military installations abroad or covert power projection. However, these concerns are justified but they risk neglecting a more consequential reality. Comparatively, a...