INDIAN STRATEGY IN INDIAN OCEAN AGAINST CHINA
INTRODUCTION: In today's blog we will learn about INDIAN PRESENCE IN IN EASTER INDIAN OCEAN and its countermeasures to combat CHINESE MARITIME AGGRESSION.
The weastern rim is covered in the previous post dated 3rd April2020. Please do check it too.
1.SRILANKA
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| CHINA GIFTS WARSHIP TO SRILANKA HAMBANTOTA |
SriLankan HAMBANTOATA port is a problem to India as t is lisse to the CHINESE for 99 years. Though Srilankan govt said that militarization of the port will not be done but we can not rely on this statement for too long.INDIA, however, can use the cochin base of Kerala or can use Chennai if necessary.
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| INS KOCHI |
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| INS ADYAR (CHENNAI) |
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| INS ADYAR(CHENNAI) |
2.BANGLADESH
INDIA has agreed to design, fund and develop deep seaport at PYRA SEAPORT.
Both nations have agreements to use Chittagong and Monglo ports. Moreover India can use PRADEEP port of ODISSA.
3.MYANMAR
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| PICTURE CREDITS : FRONTIERMYANMAR |
China has oil and gas pipelines running through MYANMAR from KYAUK PHYU PORT.
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| DAWEI PORT |
that is why like the CHABAHAR port in IRAN, access to a major deep seaport in the eastern Indian ocean is very necessary.
DAWEI PORT of Myanmar is one of the major Economic port for India.and serves INDIA like the CHABAHAR PORT.
Currently, larger aircraft are being flown in from the mainland at least 800 km
away to ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS. The new permanent airbase is planned on the GREAT NICOBAR ISLAND in addition to the present CARNIC AIRFORCE BASE on the CAR NICOBAR ISLAND the airbase would be able to station larger aircraft like SU-30MKI and other combat assets.
the INDIAN NAVY has so far commissioned 4 of its AMPHIBIOUS LANDING CRAFTS at TRI-SERVICES COMMAND HQ in PORT BLAIR .It has also stationed long-range maritime
reconnaissance aircraft, the POSEIDON 8I PLANES to keep a tab on the movement of the Chinese submarines in the INDIAN OCEAN
Soon the DRDO will set up a long-range missile facility on the south Andaman's Rutland islands. A deepwater port at KAMOTRA is also being planned to enhance INDIAN maritime capability
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| CARNIC AIR BASE |
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| ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS |
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| TRI-SERVICE COMMAND HQ |
4.INDONESIA
INDIA and INDONESIA have instituted a joint task force to improve connectivity in the port infrastructure near SABANG and giving extended economic and military access to INDIA. SABANG PORT has a depth of 40 meters which is good even for submarines
SINGAPORE
INDIAN AND SINGAPORE NAVIES have signed a logistics cooperation .singapore's CHANGI naval base will be used for refueling and resupplying the permanently deployed INDIAN WARSHIPS at the MALACCA STRAIT, aimed at securing INDIA'S interests in the CHOKE POINT.
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| MAJOR PORTION OF CHINAS EPORT/IMPORT/ENERGY SUPPLY GOES THROUGH THIS TRANSIT(MALACCA STRAIT) |
5.VIETNAM
INDIA AND VIATNAMEESE NAVIES had their very first JOINT EXERCIS.this could mark the INDIAN presence in the INDIAN OCAEN
CONCLUSION: As we have learned from the INDIAN OCEAN STRATEGY PART1 AND 2 we can understand that although INDIA has its presence in the major rims of the Indian ocean there are a few projects which are either under construction or under planning. If we want to safeguard INDIA'S MARITIME INTERESTS then its important that we work on these projects.
If you haven't read the 1ST PART where I explained about the WESTERN RIM please check it out.
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