Eye on China, India releases 3 warships to South China Sea

NEW DELHI: With 3 of its warships now reaching Singapore, India is all set to carry out marine workouts with’ friendly’ nations in the controversial South China Sea, where a belligerent Beijing is secured territorial disagreements with its neighbours. The long-range functional implementation of guided-missile destroyer INS Delhi, fleet tanker INS Shakti and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kiltan to the South China Sea, under Eastern Fleet leader Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar, comes at a time when the Indian Navy is likewise carefully keeping an eye on Chinese satellite and rocket tracking ships in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). TOI in end-March had actually reported that 4 Chinese “research study” or spy vessels existed in the IOR. Apart from tracking ballistic rocket tests by India, such dual-use ships map oceanographic and other information beneficial for navigation and submarine operations of the Chinese Navy. The 3 Indian warships reached Singapore on Monday to “additional reinforce the longstanding relationship and cooperation in between the 2 maritime countries through a series of engagements and activities”, Navy representative Commander Vivek Madhwal stated. “The Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy have actually had robust relations covering 3 years of cooperation, coordination and partnership with routine check outs, exchange of finest practices, and mutual training plans. The present release highlights the strong linkages in between them,” he included. With an aggr
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