India says it is alarmed by the large presence of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean.And its naval chief,Admiral R Hari Kumar has vowed to protect the maritime domain and India's interests in the region warning that his men are keeping a close watch on China's activities in the high seas.Last August India noted the presence of a Chinese surveillance vessel,Yuan Wank five in the Indian Ocean.This after a diplomatic row with Sri Lanka over the vessels docking at the Hambantota port.
The vessel was spotted once again in December weeks ahead of India's missile test in the Bay of Bengal.This further prompted the Indian Navy to raise the red flag against the Chinese activities and also increase its surveillance.
Indian naval chief also remarked that they are monitoring docking of various pl navy ships at ports in Pakistan as the neighboring country modernizes its fleet,adding new frigates
visit to Pakistan and you know possibility of
using their ports,etcetera is something that we are seized off and we keep a watch on
and alarmed by the situation in the Indian Ocean.India's Navy Chief has also warned of keeping national interests first and also conducting a threat assessment.
So uh you know,there is a large presence of
Chinese
vessels,I would say
about
at any point in time,we are between anything between 3 to 6 Chinese warships
in the Indonesian region.Some obviously at the
close to the,you know,near the Gulf of Oman or in the anti piracy patrols.
But there are also those which do come into the eastern part of the IR for shorter duration.You find there is a,there is a large presence of Chinese
units
in the.
So we try to keep track of it and then we refine our,our plans and
actions that we are required to take.
And this also feeds back into the capability development process and infrastructure
to,to pick the type of units,capability that you need to develop
and making a big announcement.Admiral A Hari Kumar reiterated that he is committed to making India's naval forces self reliant by 2047.India says it is alarmed by the large presence of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean.And its naval chief,Admiral R Hari Kumar has vowed to protect the maritime domain and India's interests in the region warning that his men are keeping a close watch on China's activities in the high seas.Last August India noted the presence of a Chinese surveillance vessel,Yuan Wank five in the Indian Ocean.This after a diplomatic row with Sri Lanka over the vessels docking at the Hambantota port.
and making a big announcement.Admiral A Hari Kumar reiterated that he is committed to making India's naval forces self reliant by 2047.