The Need to Develop a Global Energy Strategy for India
Article from: OGEL 3 (2008), in Geopolitics of Energy
Introduction
The ongoing global energy geopolitics illustrates nothing less than an upcoming resource war, where the fast growing economies will have to undergo tougher competition for acquiring overseas petroleum resources. While Asia has some of the fastest growing economies with large populations and increasing military expenditure, the region is embedded with alarming potential to turn the growing resource competition into serious inter-state rivalries. The military planning of various Asian countries are often influenced by their energy concerns. The strategies formulated to address energy ...