Posted on 08/30/2020 8:00:32 AM PDT by IndianChief
Acting swiftly after the Galwan valley clash on June 15 in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Navy sailed out its frontline warship for deployment in the South China Sea much to the displeasure of the Chinese who raised objections over the move during the talks between the two sides.
The Chinese have been objecting to the presence of Indian Navy ships in the region where it has significantly expanded its presence since 2009 through artificial islands and military presence.
"Soon after the Galwan clash broke out in which 20 of our soldiers were killed, the Indian Navy deployed one of its frontline warship to the South China Sea where the People's Liberation Army's Navy objects to the presence of any other force claiming the majority of the waters as part of its territory," government sources told ANI.
The immediate deployment of the Indian Navy warship in the South China Sea had a desired effect on the Chinese Navy and security establishment as they complained to the Indian side about the Indian warship's presence there during the diplomatic level talks with the Indian side, the sources said.
During the deployment in the South China Sea where the American Navy had also deployed its destroyers and frigates, the Indian warship was continuously maintaining contact with their American counterparts over secure communication systems, the sources informed.
As part of the routine drills, the Indian warship was being constantly updated about the status of the movement of military vessels of other countries there, they said adding that the entire mission was carried out in a very hush-hush manner to avoid any public glare on navy's activities.
Around the same time, the Indian Navy had deployed its frontline vessels along the Malacca Straits near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the route from where the Chinese Navy enters the Indian Ocean Region to keep a check on any activity of the Chinese Navy.
A number of Chinese vessels also pass through the Malacca Straits while returning with oil or taking merchant shipments towards other continents.
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The navy also has plans to urgently acquire and deploy autonomous underwater vessels and other unmanned systems and sensors to keep a close eye on the movement of PLAN from Malacca Straits towards the Indian Ocean Region, the sources said.
The navy is also taking care of the Chinese vessels present around the Djibouti area and has deployed its assets in the vicinity for protecting national interest.
The navy has also deployed its MiG-29K fighter aircraft at an important Air Force base where they are practicing missions for conflict over land and mountainous terrain, the sources said.
The navy is also going to fast track the procurement of 10 Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles under a deal expected to be worth over Rs 1,245 crore.
MODI HAS JOINED MAGA!!!
When Trump finalizes a reciprocal trade agreement with India, that is checkmate for China. Trump already has Japan, South Korea, Mexico, and Canada. He’s close on UK. And EU countries are close to bolting Brussels. With New Zealand and Australia joining, the economic power of the world will be placed on the side of individualism, free enterprise and representative democracy. Nothing China can do.
Making the World Great Again
This is the most important election in the history of the world. That is not an exaggeration.
I guess I am behind the times in East Africa.
I thought that Djibouti was home to the American African military command and was carefully guarding the straights controlling entry to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
If there is a Chinese presence, that certainly must not be true
How much can China insult their trading partners and expect business as usual? China must really believe they are the middle kingdom. India is ahead of the United States in banning Chinese apps. I read recently that Vietnam had asked for India’s help in dealing with China’s bullying. I think the region is ripe for an multinational alliance to contain China.
I don’t really care about trade agreement with China. A few years with no Chinese trade should knock them down a couple of notches.
HQ Africom is in Germany...
The U.S. took over an old French Foreign Legion post in Djibouti as their African presence...
Eventually the civilized world will probably have to make China back down.
I have been following the flooding in China and get inadvertant glimpses of internal political events now in process.
Apparently there is heavy friction surfacing between the old line communists in the CCP and those favoring growth and outreach of business.
It may very well be that Xi and the hardline communists really don’t care too much about business when the basic communism is threatened. The old men are tired of business as usual and capitalistic success. Hong Kong takeover is the proof. The successful businesses of Hong Kong are a threat to all the rest. The cancer is being cut out
As the President says.....”We’ll see”
Thanks for that
Decades of lopsided trade agreements (Bush sr, Clinton, W,Obama) is what’s funded and built up their military machine. Territories of neighboring countries they just move into and take over, backed by the threat of their military. For countries far away they buy ‘em up and turn them into military bases, Djibouti for example. But at the root of it are those trade deals that Trump has been talking about since day 1. Actually for over 30 years if you look at his videos.
It may very well be that Xi and the hardline communists really don’t care too much about business when the basic communism is threatened.
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