The so-called String of Pearls strategy, a metaphor coined in Western policy circles in the early 2000s, is far more than a shipping map. It's Beijin ...

James Holmes Don’t Worry About China’s String of Pearls….Yet China may have strategic designs in the Indian Ocean but bringing them to fruition will be tough. By James R. Holmes July 09, 2013 ...

Accordingly, many in New Delhi fret over the prospect of a "string of pearls," a network of Chinese naval bases encircling India from the sea and cramping the nation's maritime aspirations.

The String of Pearls has evolved from a commercial logistics network into a long-range power-projection tool, an almost inevitable trajectory given China’s mounting dependence on sea lanes and the ...