India's SAGAR Doctrine
Security and Growth for All in the Region
The SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) doctrine was articulated by India in March 2015 during the Prime Minister's visit to Mauritius, subsequently elaborated in visits to Sri Lanka and Seychelles. It represents India's comprehensive strategic vision for the Indian Ocean.
- Five pillars of SAGAR:
- Safeguarding India's maritime interests and deepening economic and security cooperation with neighbours.
- Collective action to ensure a peaceful, stable, and prosperous maritime domain.
- Respect for rule of law, freedom of navigation, and overflight.
- Sustainable and responsible use of the ocean's resources.
- Increasing connectivity with and among India's maritime neighbours (port infrastructure, digital connectivity, blue economy).
- SAGAR explicitly positions India as a "net security provider" — a nation with the capacity and will to ensure security for smaller Indian Ocean states, as an alternative to dependence on extra-regional powers.
- The doctrine differentiates India's approach from China's String of Pearls strategy (port infrastructure investments in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives — interpreted by analysts as dual-use military potential).
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