Srinagar, April 15 -- Beneath the vast waters of the Indo-Pacific lies a largely unseen but indispensable network powering the modern world. Subsea cables, often overlooked in public discourse, are essential to global connectivity, economic exchange, and strategic coordination.

"Subsea cables carry over 95 percent of international internet traffic, supporting everything from cross-border payments to cloud and AI services," says an economic officer at U.S. Embassy New Delhi. "Because so many routes run through Indo-Pacific chokepoints, any cut or compromise there can send shockwaves through the global economy." This is why securing subsea cables has become a frontline strategic issue.

For the United Sta...