India, China Heading For Standoff Over Ocean Security
2014-12-07 09:53:27 source:The Sunday Leader
December 7, 2014
"India and China seem to be heading for a standoff over security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). While China has made no secret of its desire to make its overwhelming presence felt in the security and trade route issues facing the IOR, India quite explicitly has expressed concern over Chinese expansion here.
Speaking in New Delhi on Thursday, the Chief of the Indian Navy Adm. R. K. Dhowan said that Chinese naval forays into the IOR have been going up "exponentially", with submarines openly docking in Colombo.
"China is creating maritime infrastructure at various ports around us. We monitor its activities, and their implications, very closely," Dhowan said. About the threat from Pakistan, an ally of China, he said that Islamic terrorists could hijack Pakistani naval vessels to attack Indian ships and installations as indeed they tried to do in September this year."
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