Amidst tensions with fighting in Beijing after Galwan, Indian Navy warships set sail for the South China Sea


Two Indian Navy warships have set sail to join the US Navy destroyers in the South China Sea, where Beijing has been expanding its presence since 2009 through artificial islands and military presence. The ships have been deployed throughout the Indian Ocean, especially in the Straits of Malacca, as China uses it to move to other countries.

A report by the ANI news agency quoted government sources as saying: “Shortly after the Galwan clash broke out in which 20 of our soldiers were killed, the Indian Navy deployed one of its front-line warships to the South China Sea, where the People’s Liberation Army Navy objects to the presence of any other force that claims most of the waters as part of its territory. “


The report further cited its sources as saying that the immediate deployment of the Indian Navy warship to the South China Sea had a desired effect on the Chinese Navy and the security establishment as they complained to the part India on the presence of the Indian warship there during the diplomatic level. Talk to the Indian side.

During the deployment to the South China Sea, where the US Navy had also deployed its destroyers and frigates, the Indian warship continuously maintained contact with its US counterparts through secure communication systems, the sources said.

As part of routine drills, the Indian warship was constantly being updated on the movement status of military vessels from other countries there, they said, adding that the entire mission was carried out very quietly to avoid any public. look at the activities of the Navy.

Around the same time, the Indian Navy had deployed its front-line vessels along the Straits of Malacca near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the route from where the Chinese Navy enters the Indian Ocean region to control any activity of the Chinese Navy, according to the report. set. Several Chinese ships also pass through the Straits of Malacca while returning with oil or carrying merchant cargoes to other continents.

Sources were quoted as saying that the Indian Navy is fully capable of controlling any adversaries’ misadventures on the Eastern or Western Front and that mission-based deployments have helped it to control emerging situations effectively in and around the Indian Ocean Region. .

The Navy also has plans to urgently acquire and deploy autonomous underwater vessels and other unmanned sensors and systems to closely monitor the movement of the PLAN from the Straits of Malacca to the Indian Ocean region, according to the report cited by its sources.

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