Posted on 12/20/2020 8:08:53 AM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
Radar systems will be installed in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
India is planning to set up coastal surveillance radar systems in friendly countries to counter China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region, sources in the security establishment said.
“These radars are meant for maritime surveillance and can easily detect boats, fishing vessels and any illegal activities in the sea,” said a security official attached to the Union home ministry.
These coastal surveillance radar systems will be installed in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
An official of the Indian Navy said India was worried over China’s increasing influence in the Indian Ocean Region.
“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is taking assertive stance in the South China Sea and is challenging India’s domination in the region. There is perceptible threat from Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean even though they claim it is for anti-piracy. We have been carrying out threat assessment of PLA’s submarines,” he said.
These coastal surveillance radar systems, he said, will help in keeping surveillance on the movements of Chinese submarines and any other illegal activities in the sea.
He recounted how a Chinese research vessel had entered Indian waters last year near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Indian Navy had forced the PLA’s ship to return after it entered India’s exclusive economic zone.
“The PLA’s ship was suspected to be on a spying mission,” the official said.
Sources said eight to nine Chinese ships are usually present in Indian Ocean Region either for scientific research or anti-piracy missions.
“The navy is keenly watching Chinese presence in the region,” the official said.
Last month India had taken part in the four-nation Malabar exercise known as the QUAD group, involving the US, Japan and Australia in the Bay of Bengal, in the backdrop of China’s aggressive military behaviour in the Indo-Pacific, South China Sea and along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a tense border standoff along the LAC since early May.
Butt, butt, butt what about the northern border?
The author from the Telegraph doesn’t understand how coastal surveillance radars work and really blew it in regards to tracking submarines — if the sub is submersed and the only thing visible is the periscope then it would still be undetectable to the radars due to their low RF/PRI combination.
Chinese and Indians are squaring off on both land and sea.
I would think their first order of business would be Taiwan. They have a claim. the U.S. is bigger than their neighbors so they might pick on one at a time. How do they gather together and unite/?
Canada is giving the PLA a hand by allow them to do cold weather training.
I support this idea. The US should invest in this project so that we get access to their radar feeds so we can increase our global situational awareness.
Heard rumors of PLA garrison up in Prince Rupert. Staging area.
Northern border is impenetrable by mechanized military vehicles. Worlds biggest mountain range by far, protects the northern border of India.
In the form of justine trueDOH.
..and a gay escort.
They need cold weather high altitude training not found in Canada
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