自1947年脱离英国殖民统治独立以来,印度一直怀揣称霸印度洋的野心。最近几年,随着经济的飞速前进,印度加紧了对外扩张的步伐,企图早日实现成为地区霸主的战略目标。在印度21世纪的海上战略布局中,印度洋岛国毛里求斯的地位异常重要,印度在这个小国上的军事存在极大地扩充了其海军的势力范围。 Since independence from British colonial rule in 1947, India has been carrying the ambition to dominate the Indian Ocean. In recent years, with the rapid economic progress, India has stepped up its pace of foreign expansion and is trying to realize the strategic goal of becoming a regional hegemonist at an early date. In India’s 21st century maritime strategic layout, the status of Mauritius as an island nation in the Indian Ocean is of extraordinary importance. India’s military presence in this small country has greatly expanded the scope of its naval forces.