Geostrategy of Supply Chains and South Asia’s Strategy of Attrition: Maritime Chokepoints, Economic Endurance, and Competitive Restraint

Geostrategy of Supply Chains and South Asia’s Strategy of Attrition: Maritime Chokepoints, Economic Endurance, and Competitive Restraint

Geostrategy of Supply Chains and South Asia’s Strategy of Attrition: Maritime Chokepoints, Economic Endurance, and Competitive Restraint

30th Aug, 2026

Geostrategy of Supply Chains and South Asia’s Strategy of Attrition: Maritime Chokepoints, Economic Endurance, and Competitive Restraint

Abdul Monaiem Kudrot Ullah, Captain (Retd), BN


Abstract

The Bay of Bengal has re-emerged as a strategic hinge in the Indo-Pacific, where commerce, security, and great-power competition intersect. This study situates South  Asia’s supply chains at the center of a dynamic economic-attrition nexus, showing how  ports, maritime corridors, and industrial networks function as instruments of both  leverage and resilience. Focusing on the India–China and India–Pakistan dyads, it  examines chokepoint vulnerabilities, corridor diversification, and littoral balancing  strategies, with Bangladesh’s Matarbari port exemplifying how geographic centrality can  be transformed into strategic advantage. The analysis demonstrates that enduring  economic security and regional stability hinge not solely on conventional military power  but on the robustness, adaptability, and governance of maritime and industrial supply  networks. 


Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Year

2026

Author(s)

Abdul Monaiem Kudrot Ullah, Captain (Retd), BN

Journal Name

Osmani Papers

Volume, Issue

1, 1

Pagination

115-133

Article Type

Paper

DOI: 10.67844/8cfgcw

Keywords: Bay of Bengal; Economic-Attrition Nexus; Maritime Supply Chains;  Strategic Autonomy; Regional Resilience


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