India and China at sea : competition for naval dominance in the Indian Ocean

China and India are emerging as major maritime powers of the Indo-Pacific as part of a changing regional balance of power. As their interests and power expand, China and India will increasingly come into contact in the shared maritime security space of the Indo-Pacific. How India and China get along in that new context - cooperation, coexistence, competition or confrontation - will be one of the key strategic challenges for the region of the 21st century.