India, which is in confrontation with China in the land border area, is trying to open a second battlefield in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean to send a clear warning to China.
This summer, a small -scale conflict occurred in the border area of the Himalayas, and 20 Indian soldiers were killed.Since then, New Delhi has quietly dispatched a front -line warship to the South China Sea to carry out unusual sailing.
There are very few public information about this warship and its mission.However, Indian security analysts believe that it unexpectedly appearing in the controversial waters is a clear warning of Beijing.China proposes sovereignty for sovereignty over the South China Sea.
The Director of Takshashila Institution of the Bangallore Institute of Think, Nitin Pai, said: The information to be conveyed is: Don't make trouble in my backyard, otherwise I will go to your backyard to make trouble.
This incident highlights that the tension of Indo -China in the Border areas of the Himalayas may have a huge impact on thousands of kilometers away.As New Delhi seek to counterattack its Chinese aggression against its land border, it is breaking the silence, release of the power of the sea, and strengthening its security partnership.
Last week, India invited Australia to join Malabar's maritime military exercise in the United States, Japan and India, which is held every year in the Indian Ocean, and many security analysts Mdash; mdash; some analysts in China mdash; MDASH; believe that this is the move is that this is the move is the move.Establish a strategic alliance to curb China's expansionism in the Indo -Pacific region.
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Pay said: The safety of the Himalayas depends on the east of Malacca.He refers to the narrow strait connecting the Indian and Pacific Ocean.If you can't solve the problem on the existing stage, you have to expand the stage.
Former Navy officer and observer research foundation (Observer Research Foundation) marine policy initiative Abhijit Singh said: India can send signals to China in various ways, indicating that it solves China to solve our border.Dissatisfaction with the strategy of the problem.One way is hell; hellip; heating at the sea.
However, Liu Zongyi, an expert in South Asia, an expert in South Asia, pointed out that India ’s decision to dance with Wastelz’ s decision with Washington, an expert in South Asia, is risky.
This is an obvious step in the establishment of a small NATO in India. He wrote in the Marabar Army's performance in the Chinese Nationalist Times Global Times. The formation of the Indian Ocean Military Alliance will inevitably stimulate other countries to take countermeasures.The possibility of military confrontation will increase.
The Indian Navy is not as good as the Chinese Navy. The Chinese Navy has more sailor and weapon platforms, such as missile destroyers, aircraft carriers and submarines.The expansion speed of the Chinese Navy is also far faster than India.
But the Indian retired navy's prospective Udai Bull; Uday Bhaskar said that considering the Indian location in the Indian Ocean, most of China's energy supply must be transported through the Indian Ocean. Compared with China, India still has a significant geographical advantage.Essence
Bascal, the current director of the Society for Policy Studies, said that geographical conditions are beneficial to India.Even if his ability is relatively limited, considering the location of the Indian Peninsula, this is like having a permanent aircraft carrier.
A group of Indian strategic parents have been urging the Indian Navy to adopt a tough attitude for a long time, including in the turbulent South China Sea as part of the long -term strategy that curbs China's power.
However, the past party government of India was unwilling to anger China, and the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Bull; Narendra Modi also showed China to China and seek investment in China.
However, the development of the Indian Ocean ports in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Djibati has aroused uneasiness in New Delhi because these ports may be used for military purposes.The same is true of China ’s plan to build deep -water ports in neighbors in India.
Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consultant Ayhok Bull; Ashok Malik said: China ’s existence in the East and West Indian Ocean in my country is changing our views on the safety of the sea. Over.
Analysts said that it was the violent conflict that occurred at the Sino -Indian mountain border, which caused New Delhi to determine that it was fundamentally hostile to China, and then changed its original defensive strategic posture. A stronger attitude was posted on the sea at the sea.Essence
India is becoming more realistic.Bascal said that earlier, India had worked very hard to appease China.
India is still fiercely exploring what form of maritime strategy to adopt.Some eagle people advocate response to the pressure of Beijing by obstructing China's shipping.However, considering that it may have an impact on the third country and inadvertently triggers a strong rebound, Indian strategists have different opinions on this approach.
India plans to strengthen its offshore infrastructure at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and build a $ 1.3 billion deep-water port in Askibaba Island.India is also strengthening the defense cooperation with the old opponent during the Cold War.
Last month, an American P-8 Poseidon remote maritime patrol aircraft was cheered for the first time on the Andankoba Islands, India.On Tuesday, the United States and India signed an agreement to expand the sharing of military satellite information.
Although India and the Chinese army seem to be in a long -term confrontation in the severe winter of the Radaka region, analysts said that the Indian Ocean and other Asian waters are likely to become a more active stage for Asian opponents.
It is reasonable to join India's multi -national alliance in the South China Sea.Pay said that this move is not only in line with India's aimed at adding geopolitical interests to China, but it is also completely illegal to what China does there.
Translator/He Li