Defence and strategic experts on Monday said that China's posturing in the Indian Ocean will disturb stability and peace in the region.
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'With the recent challenging of the notion of the Indian Ocean Region being India's strategic backyard, China is gradually upping the ante in the maritime realm around India.'
