Changing Face Of India's Maritime Strategy

With the ongoing conflict with China and the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the month of August provided some hint that India confronts major challenges on its northern periphery. It serves to limit India's strategic space in Eurasia. The marine factor will likely become more important in India's foreign policy matrix as the country's problems in the northern periphery worsen.
Strategic analysts divide states' geopolitical policies and military capabilities into two groups: those who prioritise naval power and those who prioritise land power. Russia is a land power, whereas Britain and America are predominantly marine powers. China is a land power that is working to direct its energy toward the seas.
Since independence, India has been compelled to concentrate more on strengthening its land power, as the biggest security threats, namely China and Pakistan, have been on the ground.
There is no alternative for India to choose between land and naval might. Its location forces it to pursue both goals. India has lengthy land borders and a similarly long coastline.
With Growing geopolitical leverage of China and Pakistan,and the latest developments in have revived the debate over the development of land and naval power.
It highlight the necessity to sharpen strategic focus seawards. Some critics have even argued that maritime power should be prioritised
August was a busy month for the Indian Navy
Surprisingly, India engaged in a flurry of naval activity in August, which has strategic implications.And these initiatives of conducting naval exercises with important strategic allies indicate that the maritime dimension is becoming increasingly important in India's foreign policy.
Towards the end of August, India hosted the National Security Advisers (NSA) meeting of IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa) countries. This was also the first such meeting between IBSA NSAs and underscored the growing role of maritime security in these three countries' foreign policy