Latest News

    • Home
    • National
    • Navy deploys eight warships in Indian Ocean Region to keep an eye on Chinese ships
    Navy deploys eight warships in Indian Ocean Region to keep an eye on Chinese ships
    Friday, February 23, 2018 IST
    Navy deploys eight warships in Indian Ocean Region to keep an eye on Chinese ships

    Against the backdrop of increased Chinese activities in and around country's territorial waters, the Indian Navy has deployed eight warships around the entry points into the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to keep an eye on the adversarial nations.

     
     

    The deployments have been line with PM Modi's assertion that the Navy was the net security provider in the IOR, and the responsibility of maintaining security and stability in this region was India's responsibility.
     
    "At any time, we have eight warships on patrol to keep an eye on the entry points in and around the IOR, as part of our mission-based deployments, which started around six months ago. Along with it, we also have our training vessels on a look out around the area," government sources said.
     
    "All the choke and entry points for the Chinese into the IOR are being monitored by our ships, along with the eastern and western fleets, which are deployed on both sides of the country. Any area not directly monitored is scanned regularly by the P-8Is operating in the region," they said.
     
    The Rukmini radar is also keeping a watch over the area, they said.
     
    On the reports that Chinese Navy had deployed 11 warships in the IOR to deter India from interfering in Maldivian affairs, the sources said, No movement of Chinese ships were detected near the Maldivian waters. The closest they came was 2,500 nautical miles.
     
    The warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island.
     
    A fleet of destroyers and at least one frigate, a 30,000-tone amphibious transport dock and three support tankers entered Indian Ocean, news portal Sina.com.cn said. Indian Navy has robust maritime domain awareness and has a clear picture of happenings in the IOR, Navy spokesperson Captain DK Sharma said.
     
    Sources say, a Chinese Navy task force entered the Indian Ocean from Sunda strait for exercises in international waters 15 days ago, which is closer to Australia, and has since left via Lombok strait that lies between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok.
     
    Rivalry between the Indian and Chinese navy has been playing out in Indian Ocean as China has been trying to create bases in territories close to India such as Sri Lanka and Maldives.
     
    The Chinese are also creating new ports in Maldives to deploy ships in the IOR where more than 70 per cent of its merchant shipping takes place.

     
     
     
     
     

    Related Topics

     
     
     

    Trending News & Articles

     Article
    Here is the full list of 827 porn websites banned by the DoT

    While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content. ...

    Recently posted . 61K views . 1 min read
     

     Article
    Class XII Boys Raped 16-Year-old in Dehradun School After Watching Porn on Phone: Police

    The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...

    Recently posted . 8K views . 1 min read
     

     Article
    Sept 27,2001 Rahul Gandhi and his girl friend Veronique,was arrested in Logan airport in Boston

    Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million. Rahul and his girl friend was th...

    Recently posted . 7K views . 7 min read
     

     Article
    TOP 10 GYM EQUIPMENT BRANDS IN INDIA 2017

    True – Tr...

    Recently posted . 6K views . 83 min read
     

     
     

    More in National

     Article
    Saudi crown prince vows ‘all cooperation’ against terror, $100 billion investment in India

    HIGHLIGHTS   *India and Saudi Arabia agreed on the need to put pressure on countries that bac...

    Recently posted. 506 views . 2 min read
     

     Article
    Bangladesh 'Tree Man' Wants Hands Amputated To Relieve Pain

    Doctors had believed they had beaten the disease but Bajandar fled a Dhaka clinic in May last year following a relapse.

    Recently posted. 553 views . 0 min read
     

     Article
    Going Forward, You Can Re-Verify Your Mobile Number Using OTP, IRIS Scanning, or Via Mobile Application

    The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) today approved the new blueprint presented by telecom operators under which new methods will be implemented for...

    Recently posted. 643 views . 1 min read
     

     Video
    Let's Talk About 377



    Recently posted . 1K views
     

     Video
    google boy



    Recently posted . 1K views
     

     Reviews
    Top 5 Bestseller Novels in India 2018



    Recently posted . 1K views . 35 min read
     

     Reviews
    Top 10 Real Estate Websites for Property Search



    Recently posted . 1K views . 48 min read
     

     Article
    Vehicle-free Connaught Place likely to boost ­footfalls by 25% to 30%

    As a component of the pilot smart city project, Connaught Place will be made without vehicle for three months from one month from now. The move is gone for decreasi...

    Recently posted. 782 views . 17 min read
     

     Article
    Has your favourite Rajdhani, Shatabdi Express been upgraded to Gold standard? This is Indian Railways big plan

    Indian Railways has launched an initiative - Operation Swarn - to upgrade several premium Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains at a cost of Rs 50 lakh per rake. T...

    Recently posted. 1K views . 2 min read
     

     
     
     

       Prashnavali

      Thought of the Day

    It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
    Anonymous

    Be the first one to comment on this story

    Close
    Post Comment
    Shibu Chandran
    2 hours ago

    Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

    November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
    Shibu Chandran
    2 hours ago

    Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

    November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
    Shibu Chandran
    2 hours ago

    Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

    November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
    Shibu Chandran
    2 hours ago

    Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

    November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


    ads
    Back To Top