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'''{{'}}Double fish hook' strategy''' is a speculated [[maritime strategy]] which India adopts to counter the [[String of Pearls (Indian Ocean)|String of Pearls]] strategy by China.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Prof Pankaj|date=2020-08-08|title=Countering Chinese String of Pearls, India's 'double Fish Hook' Strategy|url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/08/08/countering-chinese-string-of-pearls-indias-double-fish-hook-strategy/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Modern Diplomacy|language=en-US}}</ref> This 'fish hook' strategy of India is expected to complement the 'fish hook' strategy undertaken by the [[United States|US]] along with its allies in the Pacific Ocean.

The 'double fish hook' involves a string of port developments and alliances that India has entered into. The eastern 'fish hook' covers the eastern Indian Ocean and begins in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] and ends at the US military base (Diego Garcia) in the [[Chagos Archipelago]].<ref name=":0" /> The Andaman and Nicobar Islands constitute the endpoint of the US 'fish hook' strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Has India activated its 'Fish Hook' strategy in the Indian Ocean?|url=https://www.cescube.com/vp-has-india-activated-its-fish-hook-strategy-in-the-indian-ocean|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.cescube.com}}</ref> The western 'fish hook' begins at the [[Al Duqm Port & Drydock|Duqm port]] through India's Maritime Transport Agreement with [[Oman]] and traverses [[Mauritius]], [[Seychelles]], and [[Madagascar]].<ref name=":0" /> India also develops maritime linkages with [[France]], which has security interests for its territories in the Indian Ocean region.<ref name=":0" />

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