Forget Malacca, India may lock China’s backyard – what’s behind the Agaléga Island game?

As strategic competition in the Indian Ocean intensifies, Agaléga is no longer being seen as merely a remote island territory. It is increasingly turning into an important part of India’s maritime planning in a region where trade routes, naval access and surveillance capabilities are becoming more important than ever before.

Forget Malacca, India may lock China’s backyard – what’s behind the Agaléga Island game?
As strategic competition in the Indian Ocean intensifies, Agaléga is no longer being seen as merely a remote island territory. It is increasingly turning into an important part of India’s maritime planning in a region where trade routes, naval access and surveillance capabilities are becoming more important than ever before.