"Why America Is Asking for India's Help in South China Sea" Golez: FOR CONTROL OF MALACCA STRAIT

"Why America Is Asking for India's Help in South China Sea"

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https://moneymorning.com/2017/10/19/why-america-is-asking-for-indias-help-in-the-south-china-sea/

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Why America Is Asking for India's Help in the South China Sea

By A.J. BURSICK, Associate Editor, Money Morning • October 19, 2017

1. SHARE ONE OBJECTIVE: "They (US and India) also share one particular objective that – if tackled together – could bring the single-most powerful Asian nation to its knees:

"Subverting China's sweeping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.

2. WHY THE US NEEDS INDIA'S HELP: "Here's why the United States needs India's help – and what the results of this alliance mean for investors…

"Everything Hinges on the Strait of Malacca

"India has recently claimed a vital South China Sea trade route for itself, and the United States wants to press the advantage."

3. MALACCA CHOKE POINT: "The Strait of Malacca – a waterway between Malaysia and Indonesia that, at its narrowest point, is only 1.5 nautical miles wide – plays host to over half of the world's commercial shipping. Furthermore, 25% of the world's sea-traded oil runs through this strait, which makes it one of the world's most noteworthy strategic choke points, as well."

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4. INDIA SENT WARSHIPS TO MALACCA TO SECURE THIS REGION: "US China South China Sea And just this year, India challenged China's claim to the Strait of Malacca. India sent warships to secure this region in April. And in May, India conducted joint military exercises with Singapore in the strait, "reneging" on previous promises not to provoke China on the sensitive issue of regional sovereignty."

"India had promised not to take sides and provoke China on the South China Sea disputes. But the country is reneging on its promise by conducting such major drills in the area," Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert, said, according to the state-run Global Times on May 22.

5. US PUSHING FOR INDO-PACIFIC ORDER CONTROLLED BY INDIA AND THE US: "And now, mere months after India claimed control of the Strait of Malacca, Tillerson is pushing an "Indo-Pacific order."

6. US WILL ESTABLISH PRESENCE IN MALACCA STRAIT: "The Secretary of State's declaration suggests that the United States intends to establish a presence in the Strait of Malacca so it can push for free trade across the entire South China Sea and beyond."

"It will likely do so by sending U.S. warships to the strait to conduct freedom of navigation maneuvers (FONOPs). These maneuvers are already happening – and have been for some time – around ASEAN nations in the South China Sea."

"This could work, but it could also get ugly – fast."