Water is essential both for the creation and sustenance of life. But we have always taken the oceans, the basic source of water and their resources as the permanent and inexhaustible. Humankind has awakened very late to the fact that the marine resources are not inexhaustible and need to be conserved and developed for future generations. With this realization the possibility of conflicts among sovereign nation over use and control of the oceans and their resources has increased manifold. The present study attempt to discuss the interests of the littoral states as well as of other big power in the Indian Ocean, the presence of regional and extra-region powers on its waters and the prospects of peace in the Indian Ocean region in the backdrop of Indo-US relations.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amita Agarwal
Dr. Amita Agarwal (b. 1960) has been teaching Political Science at Government College, Ajmer (Rajasthan) India since 1984 and is an Honorary Professor of Human Rights at the Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi. She graduated (Hons.) from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1980 and after that completed her M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees from the same University. She also has a Diploma in French Language, Human Resource Development and a second Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. She has published many articles and books and has participated in several conferences at the national and international levels e.g. Mauritius, Norway, Canada, Sweden, Spain etc. Besides guiding several Ph.D. scholars, she is currently post-doctoral research awardee of the GC from March 2002-2005 and is working on her research project at the south Asia studies center, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She is an active life member of several professional Associations and organizations and at present she is state chancellor of the International Association of Educations for World Peace (IAEWP). Rajasthan Chapter.
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