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 very well prepared to secure the maritime boundaries of the country and there is no way anyone can surprise us. We just need to ensure that it is being closely watched," he told ANI on Friday, responding to a query on whether China's getting hold of a new port in Sri Lanka could pose a threat to India. Asked if the Indian Navy was keeping a close watch on such activities, he said, "Yes, on the entire region."

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DC Edit | India, Sri Lanka head to a win-win relationship
6 days, 22 hours ago

DC Edit | India, Sri Lanka head to a win-win relationship

Deccan Chronicle  

All the signs are pointing to the possibility of a major win for India’s foreign policy as the meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi went off swimmingly. The swivel away from China and a new direction in restoring old civilisational ties with India may have come not only because of the leadership change …

Why India needs to balance security concerns with neighbours’ sovereign considerations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why India needs to balance security concerns with neighbours’ sovereign considerations

Firstpost  

A recent news report that a Chinese research vessel was heading for a third port-call in Maldives this calendar year went mostly unnoticed in India. In terms of India’s ever-expanding security concerns viz China, a ‘research vessel’ is as good as a ‘spy ship’ with capabilities for satellite-search and underwater research for both viscosity and mineral deposits, among others. Among …

Sri Lanka to lift ban on foreign research vessels next year
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka to lift ban on foreign research vessels next year

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will resume permitting calls from foreign research vessels at its ports from next year, as the government “cannot only block China”. In January 2024, Sri Lanka banned the visit of foreign research vessels after India and the United States voiced concern over the visit of at least two Chinese research vessels, Shi Yan 6 and Yuan Wang 5, …

China fears spark Indian race for cobalt in contested ocean waters
6 months ago

China fears spark Indian race for cobalt in contested ocean waters

Al Jazeera  

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Indian Navy Flexes Muscle In South China Sea With Three Warships Amid China-Philippines Tussle
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

Indian Navy Flexes Muscle In South China Sea With Three Warships Amid China-Philippines Tussle India will deploy three warships in the South China Sea amid ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines. The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet has made operational deployments of three of its ships: INS Delhi, INS Shakti, and INS Kiltan. Watch NATIONAL NEWS #indiannavy #southchinasea #china #india …

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

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

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What are two Chinese surveillance vessels up to in Indian Ocean region?
9 months, 1 week ago

What are two Chinese surveillance vessels up to in Indian Ocean region?

Hindustan Times  

While Chinese military research-survey-surveillance ship Xiang Yang Hong 3 is currently anchored at Male seaport, another sister ship Xiang Yang Hong 01 is making its way towards the Bay of Bengal for surveillance off India’s eastern seaboard. The Marine Traffic website shows both the surveillance vessels in the Indian Ocean Region with the pro-China Muizzu government in Maldives allowing the …

Beyond the Lines | India’s naval diplomacy: Building trust in the oceans
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: With the Chinese annual defence budget crossing seven per cent for the third consecutive year even though the economy is slowing down, its political and military ramifications will be felt by its principal adversaries including India this decade. While India is involved in a four -year stand-off with the China on East Ladakh Line of Actual Control, the …

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Some Indian media outlets seemed irrepressible when they reported "India beats China in diplomatic duel" earlier this week, referring to an Indian Navy submarine visiting Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on the weekend, shortly after the island country suspended its reception of Chinese research ships under New Delhi's pressure. To begin with, New Delhi has been smearing China's marine research …

India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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Challenge in the Indian Ocean
10 months, 3 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 …

Navy to monitor Chinese ship in Indian Ocean headed to Maldives
11 months ago

Navy to monitor Chinese ship in Indian Ocean headed to Maldives

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy will monitor Chinese surveillance ship Xiang Yang Hong 3 in the Indian Ocean region to ensure that it does not carry out any exploration activity in the Maldivian Exclusive Economic Zone. In its statement, Male said, "Concerning the media reports regarding the port call of the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 at Male, the Ministry …

Mint Explainer: Why India’s antsy about a Chinese ship heading to the Maldives
11 months ago

Mint Explainer: Why India’s antsy about a Chinese ship heading to the Maldives

Live Mint  

The impending visit of a Chinese research vessel to the Maldives has caused alarm in India’s strategic community. While the ship’s classified as a research vessel meant to map the floor of the Indian Ocean, Indian officials consider it to be a spy ship. Mint breaks down why India is unhappy with the Chinese vessel making its way through the …

’China threat narrative in Indian Ocean region’: What China said on US report
11 months, 1 week ago

’China threat narrative in Indian Ocean region’: What China said on US report

Live Mint  

Chinese state media warned on Friday that a report by a prominent US think tank on the military uses of Chinese scientific research across the Indian Ocean gave "ammunition" to countries bent on concocting threats from China. The report this week by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies "comes at a time when some countries need to manufacture …

Indian Navy Enhances Maritime Surveillance Following Drone Attack & Vessel Hijacking
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Navy Enhances Maritime Surveillance Following Drone Attack & Vessel Hijacking

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Claiming that the recent drone attack on merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto and the hijacking of MV Ruen indicate a shift in maritime incidents closer to India’s exclusive economic zone, the Indian Navy said on Sunday that it has substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in the Central and North Arabian Sea and augmented force levels. “Task Groups comprising …

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

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

Firstpost  

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What Swirls Beneath Research Activity of Chinese Ships in the Indian Ocean?
1 year ago

What Swirls Beneath Research Activity of Chinese Ships in the Indian Ocean?

The Diplomat  

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

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief

Hindustan Times  

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With Drone, Jet, Submarine Purchases, Navy Expands Arsenal as Threat from China Rises in Indian Ocean
1 year, 1 month ago

With Drone, Jet, Submarine Purchases, Navy Expands Arsenal as Threat from China Rises in Indian Ocean

News 18  

With the purchase of 26 marine Rafale fighter aircraft, India is gaining strategic edge in the Indian Ocean Region amid an increasing threat from China. The deal will mark India’s second major acquisition of fighter aircraft from France’s Dassault Aviation in recent years— the first being the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft for the Indian Air Force. China does not …

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression
1 year, 1 month ago

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

Firstpost  

Indonesia’s commitment to deepening its cooperation with India must be seen within the context of its complex relationship with China Indonesia, a key regional player in Southeast Asia, has become increasingly concerned about the growing influence of China and its assertive behaviour in the South China Sea. Sabang Port’s strategic significance lies in its proximity to the Malacca Strait, a …

Why Sri Lanka allowed a Chinese vessel to dock at Colombo port despite Indian objections
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Sri Lanka allowed a Chinese vessel to dock at Colombo port despite Indian objections

India Today  

On Wednesday, October 25, despite India’s concerns, Sri Lanka allowed Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 to dock at Colombo port. Sri Lankan authorities allowed the Chinese ship to dock, despite Sri Lanka president Ranil Wickremesinghe's assurances to prime minister Narendra Modi during his visit in July that the island nation would take care of India's security and strategic concerns. …

Sri Lanka allows Chinese research ship to dock as India's security concerns grow
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka allows Chinese research ship to dock as India's security concerns grow

The Hindu  

A Chinese research ship docked at a Sri Lankan port on October 25, likely adding to neighbouring India's concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean. But Sri Lanka’s economic collapse last year provided an opportunity for India as New Delhi stepped in with massive financial and material assistance. Two weeks ago, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with Export-Import …

Sri Lanka allows a Chinese research ship to dock as neighboring India’s security concerns grow
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka allows a Chinese research ship to dock as neighboring India’s security concerns grow

Associated Press  

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Colombo evasive to India over permission to Chinese survey vessel
1 year, 2 months ago

Colombo evasive to India over permission to Chinese survey vessel

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is considering India’s request to not allow Chinese Survey and Research Vessel Shin Yan 6 to undertake a joint military scientific research with the island nation’s National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency in Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone between late October and November this year, people familiar with the matter said. Sri Lankan Foreign …

Jaishankar admits China naval ships' crusades soar in Indian Ocean but contends India taking steps to counter
1 year, 2 months ago

Jaishankar admits China naval ships' crusades soar in Indian Ocean but contends India taking steps to counter

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Tuesday, acknowledged that the movement of Chinese ships in the Indian Ocean has increased multiple folds in the past two decades and added New Delhi has been closely monitoring Chinese naval activities. "Last 20 -25 years, there has been a steady increase in the Chinese naval presence and activity in the Indian Ocean, but …

US expresses concern to Sri Lanka over China's research ship visit: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

US expresses concern to Sri Lanka over China's research ship visit: Report

India Today  

The US has expressed concern to Sri Lanka about the likely visit of a Chinese research ship next month that could also cause worries in India, which in the past has raised security concerns over docking by China's spy vessels, according to a media report. US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland, who met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in New …

Following India, U.S. raises Chinese vessel visit with Colombo
1 year, 2 months ago

Following India, U.S. raises Chinese vessel visit with Colombo

The Hindu  

Following India, the U.S. has raised concern with the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration, over the scheduled visit of a Chinese research vessel to Sri Lanka in October, Colombo-based media has reported. In a recent meeting with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland took up the coming visit of Chinese research vessel Shi …

AidData Report Warns of a Chinese Naval Base in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port
1 year, 3 months ago

AidData Report Warns of a Chinese Naval Base in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port

The Diplomat  

A recent report by AidData, a research lab at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, claimed that China might establish a naval base in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port in the next two to five years. The AidData report, titled “Harboring Global Ambitions: China’s Ports Footprint and Implications for Future Overseas Naval Bases,” identified eight locations where China …

Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world’s largest navy?
1 year, 3 months ago

Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world’s largest navy?

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — China has built the world’s largest naval fleet, more than 340 warships, and until recently it has been regarded as a green-water navy, operating mostly near the country’s shores. A tale of two piers Chinese and Cambodian officials presided together over a ground-breaking ceremony for a Chinese-funded upgrade to the Ream Naval Base facility last …

Confusion over Sri Lanka granting permission to Chinese survey vessel in October
1 year, 3 months ago

Confusion over Sri Lanka granting permission to Chinese survey vessel in October

Hindustan Times  

Confusion prevails in Sri Lanka over granting permission to Chinese Research vessel Shi Yan 6 to conduct ocean survey off the island nation in October after New Delhi raised its serious concerns with the Ranil Wickremesinghe government. India has officially raised concerns to Sri Lanka for allowing a free run to Chinese survey, surveillance and ballistic missile trackers ships at …

Sri Lanka ‘processing’ China's request for research ship docking that may raise security concerns in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka ‘processing’ China's request for research ship docking that may raise security concerns in India

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka is currently processing a request by China to allow a research ship to dock in the country, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on August 23, a year after a visit by a Chinese spy vessel to the Island nation raised security concerns in India. The Chinese research vessel 'SHI YAN 6' is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka …

China research ship requests Sri Lanka port call
1 year, 4 months ago

China research ship requests Sri Lanka port call

The Hindu  

China has requested permission for a research ship to dock in Sri Lanka, Colombo said on August 22, following a visit by a spacecraft-tracking vessel last year that sparked security concerns from India. Last year, India raised concerns over a Sri Lanka port call in Hambantota by Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5, which specialises in spacecraft tracking and which …

Chinese military warship docks at Sri Lanka port dafter delay caused by Indian concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese military warship docks at Sri Lanka port dafter delay caused by Indian concerns

Firstpost  

A similar visit by the Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship in August last year, ‘Yuan Wang 5’, which arrived in the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota elicited strong reactions from India. In August last year, a similar visit by the Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship, ‘Yuan Wang 5’, which arrived in the southern Sri Lankan …

Chinese surveillance vessel docks in Sri Lanka's Colombo Port despite security concerns raised by India
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese surveillance vessel docks in Sri Lanka's Colombo Port despite security concerns raised by India

India TV News  

Despite concerns raised by India, a Chinese Navy warship said to be capable of surveillance docked at the Colombo port on Thursday. The Chinese People's Liberation Army warship HAI YANG 24 HAO will leave on Saturday, said the Sri Lankan Navy. In August last year, India expressed strong concerns over a similar visit by Yuan Wang 5 - a Chinese …

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why
1 year, 4 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 …

Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka
1 year, 4 months ago

Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

Indian naval ship 'Khanjar', an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern harbour of Trincomalee from Saturday to further people-to-people connect and familiarise the people with the Indian Navy. On July 31, post departure, a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Sri Lanka Navy Ship off Trincomalee is also planned, it said. Last …

How India has revamped its approach to engage with Sri Lanka amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific Region
1 year, 5 months ago

How India has revamped its approach to engage with Sri Lanka amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific Region

Firstpost  

India’s accelerated overtures to Sri Lanka in the past few years are emblematic of its engagements in the wider Indo-Pacific Region Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India on 20-21 July came at a time when the ties between the two neighbours have been in flux for the past few years. India’s strategic engagements with Sri Lanka gained traction …

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea
1 year, 5 months ago

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea

India Today  

The United States expects a greater partnership with India in the South China Sea, where China has been at the center of numerous territorial disputes with regional countries, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday. The United States and India declared themselves "among the closest partners in the world" last week during a state visit to Washington …

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister

India TV News  

As China continues to deploy massive numbers of maritime warships and military assets, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has expressed concern that the threat of Chinese domination over the South China Sea is increasing rapidly which merits united efforts to tackle the challenge. Wu also said that he hoped India was paying close attention to China's increasing activities to …

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific

Hindustan Times  

From May 2-8, 2023, the maiden Association of Southeast Asian Nations -India Maritime Exercise took place in the Indian Ocean. India’s ASEAN outreach began in 1992 when New Delhi was admitted as a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN; 2022 marked 30 years of this partnership, which was celebrated as India-ASEAN Friendship Year. In 2019, India and ASEAN outlined their approaches …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amidst waffling over China, US-India embrace deepens
1 year, 7 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amidst waffling over China, US-India embrace deepens

Deccan Chronicle  

The expectations and disappointments of India- United States relations in the past century seem destined to be repeated as Narendra Modi and Joe Biden, both seemingly oblivious of the past, go through the steps that Jawaharlal Nehru and American leaders from Franklin D. Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy took. China’s foreign minister must have noted that the Filipinos and Americans …

India monitored Chinese ships during drill in South China Sea
1 year, 7 months ago

India monitored Chinese ships during drill in South China Sea

Live Mint  

India monitored several Chinese ships that appeared in a portion of the South China Sea where a flotilla of Southeast Asian nations’ warships were engaged in military drills, Bloomberg has reported citing a government official. The abrupt 90-degree turn of Chinese vessels into the path of the ASEAN-India maritime exercise was strikingly coincidental, but it’s unclear whether it was directly …

Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China Sea
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese militia boats cross Indian, ASEAN warships exercising in South China Sea

The Hindu  

Boats belonging to a Chinese maritime militia approached an area where navies of India and ASEAN countries were taking part in drills in the South China Sea, two Indian sources said on May 8. Ray Powell, who leads Project Myoushu on the South China Sea at Stanford University, said the boats belong to the Qiong Sansha Yu militia fleet in …

Chinese research vessels operating close to India’s areas of national interest pose a challenge: Navy Chief
1 year, 7 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, 9 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, 10 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 …

Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang-5 leaves Indian Ocean Region, Indian Navy kept tight vigil
2 years ago

Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang-5 leaves Indian Ocean Region, Indian Navy kept tight vigil

Firstpost  

The vessel, known to be fitted with tracking and surveillance devices, had entered the Indian Ocean Region through the Sunda straits. The ship had docked at Hambantota in Sri Lanka in August after being initially told to defer the visit New Delhi: The Chinese scientific research vessel Yuan Wang-5, which had entered Indian Ocean Region a few days back, has …

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?
2 years 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 …

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