THE FRENCH STRATEGY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INDO-FRENCH COOPERATION
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THE FRENCH STRATEGY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INDO-FRENCH COOPERATION
Isabelle Saint-Mézard
Copyright Date: Mar. 1, 2015
Published by: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Pages: 14
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep05929
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. 1-1)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. 2-2)
  3. Executive Summary
    Executive Summary (pp. 3-3)
  4. Introduction
    Introduction (pp. 3-3)

    The complex geopolitics of the Indian Ocean has recently attracted a fair amount of attention. Indeed, the sea-lines of communication (SLOCs) crossing the Indian Ocean and linking Asia to the Persian Gulf and Europe have become critical components of world trade. They have also become vital to the energy security of many countries in Europe and Asia. However, these shipping lines have been exposed to various trans-national threats ranging from terrorism to piracy and their security has become a matter of concern. In response to these challenges, a growing number of European and Asian states have deployed their navies in...

  5. French strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region
    French strategic interests in the Indian Ocean Region (pp. 4-6)

    France has traditionally been focused on the Western side of the Indian Ocean. Interestingly though, it has recently renewed its interest in the Eastern side of this Ocean, as part of a larger opening onto Asia.

    As stated by Admiral Dufourcq, “the Indian Ocean presents two major focal points of military interests for France”.¹ One is in the Southwest Indian Ocean and the other in the Arabo-Persian gulf. In the Southwest Indian Ocean, France has sovereignty responsibilities over its two overseas départements of La Reunion and Mayotte, which together account for about one million citizens. The French Southern and Antarctic...

  6. France’s ambitious strategic partnership with India
    France’s ambitious strategic partnership with India (pp. 7-8)

    India is probably the country with which France has tried to build one of its most ambitious strategic partnerships outside Europe and NATO. While generally positive, the partnership has not yet delivered as much as expected from France’s point of view. This is especially the case regarding cooperation in the Indian Ocean.

    The strategic partnership with India was launched in 1998 under the presidency of Jacques Chirac, one year after the establishment of the global partnership with China. Paris and New Delhi have since maintained regular exchanges at the highest level and have built a solid relationship. In a symbolic...

  7. How to Frame an Indo-French Partnership for the Security of the Indian Ocean?
    How to Frame an Indo-French Partnership for the Security of the Indian Ocean? (pp. 9-12)

    As reflected by the publication of a Blue Book in 2009, the French policy community has become aware of the strategic importance of the seas and oceans.12 The so-called “maritimisation of the world”—a concept used to describe the fact that human activities, interests and concerns are increasingly related to the seas and oceans—has been increasingly factored in the policy debates. The Indian Ocean has been given due attention in this context: the release of the Southern Indian Ocean Blue Book in 2011 emphasised the need to promote the “blue economy” of the overseas territories of La Reunion and...

  8. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 13-13)