India navy set to open third base in strategic islands to counter China
India navy set to open third base in strategic islands to counter China About 1,20,000 ships pass through the Indian Ocean each year and nearly 70,000 of them pass through the Malacca Strait India’s naval force will open a third air base in the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Thursday to amplify observation of Chinese ships and submarines entering the Indian Ocean through the adjacent Malacca Straits, military authorities and specialists said. New Delhi has become worried over the nearness of China’s greater naval force in its neighborhood and the system of business ports it is working in a curve extending from Sri Lanka to Pakistan that India fears could wind up maritime stations. The Indian military has seized upon the Andamans that lie close to the passage to the Malacca Straits to counter the Chinese test, conveying boats and flying machine since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014 promising an increasingly strong arrangement. Indi...