China Naval Presence Indian Ocean

India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.

China has dispatched troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad

A key Senate panel has asked the Pentagon to reassess its approach to partner with India and cooperate with it in anti-submarine warfare, amid China's increased naval presence in the Indian Ocean. An amendment in this regard to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA)-2018, moved by Senator Ted Cruz, was passed by the Senate Armed Services Com...

India should focus less on speeding up the process of building aircraft carriers to contain China in the Indian ocean and more on its economic development, Chinese official media said today. "New Delhi is perhaps too impatient to develop an aircraft carrier. The country is still in its initial stage of industrialisation, and there will be many tech...

Defending the movement of its submarines in the Indian Ocean as "legitimate" and in accordance with "international practices", China today said it never objected to the presence of Indian naval ships in the disputed South China Sea as long they follow the principles of freedom of navigation.

Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Thursday said "the weak area" for Beijing is the Indian naval presence in the Indian Ocean.

India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.

China has dispatched troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad

A key Senate panel has asked the Pentagon to reassess its approach to partner with India and cooperate with it in anti-submarine warfare, amid China's increased naval presence in the Indian Ocean. An amendment in this regard to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA)-2018, moved by Senator Ted Cruz, was passed by the Senate Armed Services Com...

India should focus less on speeding up the process of building aircraft carriers to contain China in the Indian ocean and more on its economic development, Chinese official media said today. "New Delhi is perhaps too impatient to develop an aircraft carrier. The country is still in its initial stage of industrialisation, and there will be many tech...

Defending the movement of its submarines in the Indian Ocean as "legitimate" and in accordance with "international practices", China today said it never objected to the presence of Indian naval ships in the disputed South China Sea as long they follow the principles of freedom of navigation.

Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Thursday said "the weak area" for Beijing is the Indian naval presence in the Indian Ocean.