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The Indian missile frigate INS Shivalik rehearses with US naval helicopters in the Indian Ocean in late July – Photo: US Navy.
“The deployment of warships in the South China Sea came shortly after the confrontation Galvan “, India’s ANI news agency cited sources familiar with government sources as revealed on August 30. This flavor emphasizes the purpose is sent a strong warning message from New Delhi to Beijing.
No information is released about the warships sent to the South China Sea, but according to ANI, it is one of the Indian warships operating near the South China Sea. The Indian Navy also deployed another group of warships near the waist. Malacca strategy for tracking Chinese warships.
The implementation was kept strictly confidential as it did not want to draw the attention of the Indian public at a time of tension with China, the ANI source confirmed.
During their operations in the South China Sea, Indian warships exchanged information through confidential channels with US warships in the region.
China later found out about the arrival of the Indian warship, but only expressed its opposition through diplomatic channels, the ANI source revealed.
Tensions between China and India rose in mid-June after a clash in the disputed area Galwan. Indian media accused China of conspiring before using iron nails to attack Indian soldiers in an unarmed patrol.
New Delhi has increased military operations at sea since the Galwan incident. In late July, four Indian warships conducted live-fire drills with the US aircraft carrier near the Straits of Malacca, the gateway to the South China Sea from the west.
Analyst Derek Grossman (USA) confirmed to the magazine Nikkei Asian Review that the target the United States and India are aiming for when they conduct exercises in that area is China.
“Obviously, because of the air defense exercises against pirates or terrorism in the area?” Grossman argued.
India is one of four countries participating in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Diamond Quadrilateral, which includes the US, Japan, Australia and India. The appearance of this group angered China because the purpose of the Golden Triangle was to contain and deter Beijing.
