How INS Visakhapatnam gives Indian Navy an advantage over China in Indian Ocean
3 years 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 China Seas and the Malacca Straits, a geographically constrained ‘killing zone’ will be set up in the Straits, to any intervening or reinforcing Chinese naval units. China’s geographical advantage against the valiant Indian Army in the Himalayas will, at last, be neutralised by our advantage in the Indian Ocean.

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Indian Navy Flexes Muscle In South China Sea With Three Warships Amid China-Philippines Tussle
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Hindustan Times  

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The Diplomat  

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The Hindu  

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

Firstpost  

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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

Firstpost  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression

Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy

Associated Press  

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Firstpost  

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2 years ago

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?

Firstpost  

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2 years ago

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India Today  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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ABP News  

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

India must reassess its maritime strategy

Hindustan Times  

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2 years, 4 months ago

Countering China’s Indian Ocean push

Hindustan Times  

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Chinese ship visit | India knows our situation: Sri Lanka
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese ship visit | India knows our situation: Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Amid concerns over the arrival of Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to Sri Lanka, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernado said, in Ahmedabad, on August 20, that he hoped it would not cause a major diplomatic row as India understands its situation. Mr. Fernado said China has made a lot of investment in Sri Lanka and has been "understanding its …

China says its high-tech ship docking at Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port doesn't affect any country
2 years, 4 months ago

China says its high-tech ship docking at Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port doesn't affect any country

India Today  

China on Tuesday said the activities of its high-tech research vessel will not affect the security of any country and should not be "obstructed" by any "third party," as the ship berthed at Sri Lanka's strategic southern port of Hambantota amid Indian and US concerns. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the ship 'Yuan Wang 5' has “successfully berthed” …

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  

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​India raises Chinese vessel’s visit with President Wickremesinghe
2 years, 4 months ago

​India raises Chinese vessel’s visit with President Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

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

Geography gives India an advantage: Navy

The Hindu  

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Increase in Indian Navy's budget aims at enhancing fleet to deter Chinese Navy expansion
2 years, 10 months ago

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

India Today  

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

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, 2 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 …

Indian Ocean: The maritime links of India-Malaysia
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Ocean: The maritime links of India-Malaysia

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Ocean has been a site of human interaction for many millennia, enabling the development of an interactive high-seas trade between many different regions. The India-Malaysia maritime bond especially can be observed in ancient Indian literature collections, which mention India and Malaysia’s long-distance voyages such as Ramayana and make specific references to Yaradvipa and Suvarnadvipa. In turn, when ships …

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 …

Mistrust between China, India at all-time high, says U.S. admiral
3 years, 9 months ago

Mistrust between China, India at all-time high, says U.S. admiral

The Hindu  

While the U.S.-India military relationship is at its best level in years, the mistrust between China and India is at an all-time high, a top U.S. admiral has said and alleged that Beijing’s lack of transparency and duplicitous actions in the Indian Ocean region threaten stability and security there. In addition to the rupture of bilateral relations as a result …

Why the Quad is Necessary to Handle a Perseveringly Aggressive China
3 years, 9 months ago

Why the Quad is Necessary to Handle a Perseveringly Aggressive China

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s said during the Quad summit that the group ‘has come of age and will be an important pillar of security in the Indo-Pacific region’. China’s economic and military rise threatens future trade and military security equations in the Indo-Pacific region as Beijing has increasingly shown an aggressive behavior on territorial disputes with an expansionist mindset, be …

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

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