China's growing presence in Indian Ocean a challenge for India: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba
5 years, 10 months ago

China's growing presence in Indian Ocean a challenge for India: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba

India TV News  

China's growing presence in the northern part of the Indian Ocean is a challenge for India but New Delhi is keeping a close eye on the deployment of Chinese ships and submarines in the region, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has said. Admiral Lanba described China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean as a challenge on which India is keeping a close eye. Admiral Lanba, during a discussion on 'Martime strategy and its contribution to the Indo-Pacific and global commons', said India sees "no post-Brexit challenges" but only opportunities for greater synergies with the UK in naval cooperation. First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sir Philip Jones hailed the leadership role played by the Royal Navy alongside the Indian Navy.

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India’s Maritime Power Projection in the Southwest Indian Ocean Gets a Boost
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Maritime Power Projection in the Southwest Indian Ocean Gets a Boost

The Diplomat  

On February 29, in a virtual ceremony, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, jointly inaugurated an airstrip, a jetty, and six community development initiatives on Mauritius’ Agaléga island. It was during Modi’s visit to Mauritius in 2015 that the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which provided for “setting up and upgradation of …

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

In March 2024, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to Manila, India’s full support for the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty. Both these statements are part of an evolving approach that signals a departure from India’s earlier more cautionary and neutral position vis-à-vis the South China Sea. China’s assertive posture and …

Beyond the Lines | India’s naval diplomacy: Building trust in the oceans
10 months, 1 week ago

Beyond the Lines | India’s naval diplomacy: Building trust in the oceans

Firstpost  

In an era of uncertainties and wars, the sight of an assertive but responsible Indian naval presence will eventually grow to be a powerful and reassuring one in the high seas India’s focus on its land borders has historically stemmed from past learnings from medieval-era invasions and in the current era, involved conflicts over land borders or around states contiguous …

India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
11 months, 1 week ago

India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. The deployment highlights the country as a “proactive contributor” to international maritime stability, said Vice Adm. Anil Kumar Chawla, who retired in 2021 as head of India’s southern naval command. Baruah, who directs the Indian Ocean Initiative at the Carnegie …

Challenge in the Indian Ocean
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Challenge in the Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Ocean region has become restive, with the war in West Asia finding an echo in the waters surrounding India, including a surge in attacks on merchant ships and attempted hijacking of vessels. While India has been involved in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia since 2008, the current situation has required the deployment of 10 frontline warships …

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam

Firstpost  

India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic partnerships in the region In a noteworthy development, the Indian Navy has extended its military footprint in the South China Sea, marking a significant shift in regional dynamics. India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic …

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff
1 year, 1 month ago

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The disputes in the Indo-Pacific do have the possibility of getting out of control and turning into conflict, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday against the backdrop of growing global concerns over China's increasing military assertiveness in the region.In a media briefing ahead of Navy Day on December 4, he also said India …

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief
1 year, 1 month ago

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief

Hindustan Times  

The navy is closely monitoring China’s sustained presence in the Indian Ocean region as part of its efforts to keep under surveillance extra-regional forces operating in the vast stretch to assess the activities they are engaged in and their intentions, navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday. Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar The navy is also …

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why
1 year, 5 months ago

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why

Live Mint  

As rising global power China is being assertive in every domain now and India is treading a sensitive path in dealing diplomatically with its neighbors who seems to be adamant about its expansionist policies. China's claim over the territories of the South China Sea is part of the same modus operandi and to solidify those claims, the country has built …

Chinese research vessels operating close to India’s areas of national interest pose a challenge: Navy Chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Chinese research vessels operating close to India’s areas of national interest pose a challenge: Navy Chief

The Hindu  

Noting that Chinese research vessels, which are free to operate in international waters, have the ability to track and collect electronic signals, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar on Saturday said that it becomes a challenge when such vessels in the region operate too close to areas of Indian national interest. That is our job and we deploy aircraft, UAVs, …

‘US-China rivalry in…’: Navy chief concerned over geo-political power play
1 year, 10 months ago

‘US-China rivalry in…’: Navy chief concerned over geo-political power play

Live Mint  

The US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region is likely to be a marathon, said Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday while raising concerns over growing geo-political power play in the area. It has led inevitably to a naval arms race between the West and China similar to the World War-1 era between the allied and the central powers,” …

India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India is preparing to relaunch its INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier after a major refit, a critical step toward fulfilling its plan to deploy two carrier battle groups as it seeks to strengthen its regional maritime power to counter China’s increasing assertiveness. “This is significant in terms of India’s power projection capabilities, primarily within the Indian Ocean,” said …

How China is pushing into Indian Ocean Region through its 'Global Security Initiative'
2 years ago

How China is pushing into Indian Ocean Region through its 'Global Security Initiative'

Firstpost  

GSI includes the implementation of four major initiatives: the Belt and Road Initiative, the Health Silk Road, the Digital Silk Road, and the Global Development Initiative. These initiatives demonstrate China’s efforts to increase its presence and influence in the IOR and around the world The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy recently held an online forum for the heads of international …

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?

Firstpost  

Several events over the last few years indicate that the primary Chinese threat to Indian strategic interests emenates not from the Himalayas, but several thousands of kilometers away – among the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean New Delhi: Since emerging in their present political forms in the late 1940s, India and China - two ancient civilizations but relatively …

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ re-enters Indian Ocean
2 years, 1 month ago

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ re-enters Indian Ocean

The Hindu  

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ has re-entered the Indian Ocean in what coincides with a planned Indian long-range missile test, between December 15-16. In a similar incident last month, another vessel ‘Yuan Wang 6’ had entered the Indian Ocean Region coinciding with a planned Indian missile launch, but the launch was then deferred. According to the maritime vessel-tracking portal …

China holds first Indian Ocean Region meet with 19 countries without India
2 years, 1 month ago

China holds first Indian Ocean Region meet with 19 countries without India

India Today  

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. The China International Development Cooperation Agency, an organisation connected with the Chinese Foreign Ministry held a meeting of the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Development Cooperation on November 21, in which 19 countries took part, according to a press release …

Free And Open Indo-Pacific: 4-Nation Malabar Exercise And Its Strategic Importance For India
2 years, 1 month ago

Free And Open Indo-Pacific: 4-Nation Malabar Exercise And Its Strategic Importance For India

ABP News  

From bilateral Indo-US naval engagement three decades ago, the Malabar has evolved into a formidable four-nation maritime force, unitedly challenging the emerging threat from a regional “warlord” and a potential superpower, which takes prides in calling itself the dragon, the ferocious looking, fire spewing imaginary flying animal. Since China intends to establish its control and suzerainty over most part of …

India and Australia have common interest in Indian Ocean region: Australian Navy
2 years, 2 months ago

India and Australia have common interest in Indian Ocean region: Australian Navy

Live Mint  

Australia is increasing its military cooperation with India and both countries have common interests in the Indian Ocean region, which is an important area for Australia, Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, Commander of the Australian Fleet said on Tuesday. It is one of Australia's key regional maritime engagements and under it, the Navy of the country is visiting 14 countries in …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time
2 years, 3 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time

Deccan Chronicle  

Mao Zedong walks again. Engrossed as the whole of China is in the 20th National People’s Congress due to begin next Sunday, the 2,296 delegates who represent an estimated 90 million members of the Communist Party of China are bound to keep the closest watch on how the encomiums that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished on 18th century Maratha chieftain …

China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy Chief
2 years, 3 months ago

China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy Chief

The Hindu  

China remains a formidable challenge and has increased its presence not only along India’s land borders, but also in the maritime domain by leveraging anti-piracy operations to normalise its naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking at a separate event, Army chief General Manoj Pande said there are still two …

Manish Tewari | Can India become an Indian Ocean power?
2 years, 4 months ago

Manish Tewari | Can India become an Indian Ocean power?

Deccan Chronicle  

With the induction of INS Vikrant as its first indigenously built aircraft carrier, India seems all set to further augment its naval prowess. While, undoubtedly, Vikrant would be a considerable force multiplier insofar as our maritime power projection capabilities are concerned, with the Chinese aggressively pushing for expansive influence globally through both the Belt and Road initiative and a blue …

India must reassess its maritime strategy
2 years, 4 months ago

India must reassess its maritime strategy

Hindustan Times  

Indians who fretted over the recent images of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy ships in Indian Ocean ports such as Hambantota and Djibouti would have been delighted to learn that on August 15, there were nine Indian Navy warship in seven ports worldwide – one in each continent – to hoist the Tricolour on the 75th anniversary of our independence. …

Countering China’s Indian Ocean push
2 years, 4 months ago

Countering China’s Indian Ocean push

Hindustan Times  

Well before the Sri Lankan government did a U-turn on its decision to defer a visit to Hambantota port by the Chinese surveillance vessel Yuan Wang 5, the feeling in New Delhi was that Colombo would not be able to stand up to the pressure from Beijing on this issue. However, the problem – from the perspective of New Delhi …

Chinese navy ship docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese navy ship docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India

Associated Press  

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — A Chinese navy vessel arrived at a Beijing-built port in southern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, after its port call was earlier delayed due to apparent security concerns raised by India. Sri Lanka has referred to the Yuan Wang 5 as a “scientific research ship,” but there are fears in India that the vessel could be used …

Geography gives India an advantage: Navy
2 years, 9 months ago

Geography gives India an advantage: Navy

The Hindu  

The basic advantage is our geography in the Indian Ocean and “we are utilising that”, a Navy representative told the parliamentary standing committee on defence. “So, the number of assets that she can bring into the Indian Ocean is much lesser,” the representative said also noting that the maritime domain is global common and so “we cannot really stop her …

Increase in Indian Navy's budget aims at enhancing fleet to deter Chinese Navy expansion
2 years, 11 months ago

Increase in Indian Navy's budget aims at enhancing fleet to deter Chinese Navy expansion

India Today  

The bumper budget allocation for the Indian Navy will allow it to modernise its existing ships and submarines and also enhance its fleet in wake of increasing Chinese forays in the Indian Ocean Region and China ramping up its naval reach. The budget documents show, the Indian Army ended up spending Rs 11,104 crore less than its budget allocation for …

Confident of dealing with any threat in India's maritime domain: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar
3 years, 1 month ago

Confident of dealing with any threat in India's maritime domain: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar

India TV News  

Highlights Details of proposed maritime command are being worked out: Indian Navy Chief Work is on to expand women role in all spheres of Indian Navy's functioning: Navy chief Hari Kumar We're fully confident of defending India's maritime interests: Admiral R Hari Kumar The Indian Navy is fully confident of defending India's maritime interests and is carrying out the acquisition …

Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Indo-China border tensions adding to challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief

India Today  

Referring to tensions with China over the last 18 months, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the security situation along the northern borders has added to the existing challenges. The Navy chief said the Chinese navy has been present in the Indian Ocean Region since 2007. There has been a steady rise in the deployment of Chinese research …

How INS Visakhapatnam gives Indian Navy an advantage over China in Indian Ocean
3 years, 1 month ago

How INS Visakhapatnam gives Indian Navy an advantage over China in Indian Ocean

Firstpost  

On Sunday, the Indian Navy commissioned its tenth destroyer, the Indian Naval Ship Visakhapatnam, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai. Naval theorists are giving finishing touches on an aggressive grand strategy where the army holds the Chinese at the Himalayan border, while the navy goes on the offensive in the Indian Ocean. With information dominance in the South …

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region

Firstpost  

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the first Project 15B ship of Visakhapatnam Class to the navy last month in Mumbai. China’s economy, which is five times larger than India’s, has recently overtaken the US as the largest economy in the world in GDP terms. China’s nearly 80 per cent energy is sourced from Gulf, Africa and South America; all …

As China Expands Its Naval Arsenal, What are India’s Options at Sea
3 years, 3 months ago

As China Expands Its Naval Arsenal, What are India’s Options at Sea

News 18  

In the past two decades, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has more than trebled in size. This means the Indian Navy should have some breathing room before the PLAN outgrows home waters and establishes a more permanent presence in the Indian Ocean Region, long considered India’s maritime ‘backyard’. India’s Options at Sea Most major military powers—including China—have downsized military …

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy

India TV News  

With the Chinese Navy getting new port projects in Sri Lanka, a top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close watch on such activities. In an interview with ANI, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar said the Indian Navy is …

Navy played 'crucial' role in deterring Chinese activity in Indian Ocean amid border standoff, says top officer
4 years, 1 month ago

Navy played 'crucial' role in deterring Chinese activity in Indian Ocean amid border standoff, says top officer

Firstpost  

Vice Admiral AK Chawla was responding to a question on whether the India Navy faced a challenge during the tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh six months ago Kochi: The Indian Navy did play a crucial role in preventing any misadventure by the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean Region during the peak of the border standoff between the two …

India China standoff: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean
4 years, 3 months ago

India China standoff: Indian Navy tracks Chinese research vessel in Indian Ocean

India TV News  

At a time when tensions rose on the land borders in Ladakh between India and China, the Indian Navy warships tracked a Chinese research vessel which entered the Indian Ocean Region last month. The Chinese research vessel returned to China a few days ago after being under constant watch of Indian Navy vessels, the sources said. In December last year, …

Can South China Sea help India rein in China in Ladakh?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can South China Sea help India rein in China in Ladakh?

India Today  

For long, India's China policy has been to keep the northern neighbour in good stead. On Monday, the US Navy conducted military exercises in the South China Sea, over which China claims sovereign control and defies international laws for seas. While India maintains that the South China Sea is a neutral navigation field beyond the sovereign limits of the littoral …

Navy watching China’s increasing presence in Indian Ocean carefully: Navy Chief
4 years, 11 months ago

Navy watching China’s increasing presence in Indian Ocean carefully: Navy Chief

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Chinese Navy's presence is rapidly increasing in the Indian Ocean region and the Indian Navy is keeping a watch on the developments through "mission-based" deployments, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue here, he also said that there have been instances when People's Liberation Army ships have …

All out at sea: on India’s engagements in the Indian Ocean
5 years, 7 months ago

All out at sea: on India’s engagements in the Indian Ocean

The Hindu  

India is setting a high tempo of naval operations in Asia. In recent weeks, a series of bilateral exercises with regional navies in the Indian Ocean have demonstrated the Indian Navy’s resolve to preserve operational leverage in India’s near seas. As some see it, Djibouti portends a future where China would control key nodes skirting important shipping lanes in the …

China is expanding access to strategic foreign ports including Pakistan's Gawadar, says Pentagon report
5 years, 11 months ago

China is expanding access to strategic foreign ports including Pakistan's Gawadar, says Pentagon report

Firstpost  

China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan’s Gwadar and Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to pre-position the logistic framework necessary to support the growing presence of its military in the Indian Ocean and beyond, the Pentagon said. Washington: China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan’s Gwadar and Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to pre-position the logistic …

India better prepared, more organised 10 years after 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai: Navy Chief
6 years, 1 month ago

India better prepared, more organised 10 years after 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai: Navy Chief

India TV News  

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has said that India, at present, is better prepared and organised than it was ten years back when a group of sea-borne terrorists struck at the heart of Mumbai. The Navy Chief said data about ships, dhows, mechanized trawlers, fishing boats and all other vessels operating near India's coasts are analysed round-the-clock. Standard operating procedures …

Base Race in the Indian Ocean: China Is Snapping at India’s Heels
6 years, 6 months ago

Base Race in the Indian Ocean: China Is Snapping at India’s Heels

The Quint  

Pakistan: Gwadar Having built Gwadar for Pakistan as part of CPEC, China will be able to station its naval forces here, using it as a valuable base of operations. Sri Lanka: Hambantota port After Sri Lanka was not able to make repayments on the Chinese loans it took for the building of the Hambantota port, China swooped in and took …

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