China flexes muscle in Indian Ocean, Navy concerned

[Windjammer]

China flexes muscle in Indian Ocean, Navy concerned - The Times of India

Integrated Defence Staff HQ has informed the government that 22 encounters of Chinese submarines have taken place outside its territorial waters in the IOR.

NEW DELHI: Increasing presence of the Chinese maritime forces in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and disciplinary issues in the force are expected to be discussed by the top Navy brass in their commanders' conference starting on Tuesday.

The Navy has been concerned over the increasing presence of Chinese navy's submarines and other warships in the IOR. In a recent report submitted to the defence ministry, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters had informed the government quoting the data by American agencies that 22 encounters of Chinese submarines have taken place outside its territorial waters in the IOR.

China has also been successful in establishing its presence in ports around India including Chittagong in Bangladesh, Sittwe and Coco Island in Myanmar, Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Gwadar in Pakistan, which gives it capability to stay close to Indian waters from all sides in a move known as " string of pearls".

In the conference to be inaugurated by defence minister AK Antony, the Navy will also discuss cases of indiscipline faced by the force.

In recent times, several Navy officers have faced allegations of wife swapping and stealing the affection of brother officer's wife.

One senior officer posted on-board prestigious INS Virat aircraft carrier was dismissed by the force for sending lewd messages to several women using multiple SIM cards and mobile phones.

The top brass of the force is also expected to discuss the delay in the induction of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, which is being retrofitted in Russia and has been delayed due to mishaps in its boiler.

 

[Parul]

Posted....

 

[Srinivas]

Reason why P-8I will be deployed shortly and they will make a mince meat of these Chinese subs.

 

[Parul]

http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian...lexes-muscle-indian-ocean-navy-concerned.html

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

China concerned over India

 

[WarMonger]

Headlines Today has exclusive access to a report from the Indian Navy to the Defence Ministry that says 22 unknown submarine contacts were detected by Indian and U.S sonar in the Indian Ocean.

The assessment is that China is the only other navy capable of operating in the area. The assessment has been confirmed by U.S. and Indian intelligence inputs.

Source:India Today.

Great news,USA and India are working together.

 

[Windjammer]

Reason why P-8I will be deployed shortly and they will make a mince meat of these Chinese subs.

Exactly how.

 

[Srinivas]

Exactly how.

Advanced Sub Hunters armed with Harpoons

 

[IndoCarib]

Times of India and their china obsession again. Didn't some Pakistani members here mock TOI for their "authenticity" ??

 

[Psyops]

Times of India and their china obsession again. Didn't some Pakistani members here mock TOI for their "authenticity" ??

Wasn't that Jim Rogers?

 

[danger007]

TOI become most reliable source for jimmy sir.... wj and ToI what an combination sir g...

 

[Kompromat]

They are just trolling the Indian navy.

 

[Skull and Bones]

So their noisy submarines gets far easily detected then expected.

 

[armchairPrivate]

Chinese sub's appearance surprises US battle group - Taipei Times

Chinese sub's appearance surprises US battle group

A Chinese submarine stalked a US Navy aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and was undetected until it surfaced within firing range, the Washington Times reported yesterday.
The Chinese Song-class diesel-powered attack submarine was seen within 8km of the carrier USS Kitty Hawk and its accompanying warships on Oct. 26, the newspaper said, citing defense officials.
The surfaced submarine was spotted by a routine surveillance flight by one of the US carrier group's planes, the report said.
The newspaper said the encounter near Okinawa highlighted China's continuing efforts to prepare for a possible future conflict with the US despite the Bush administration's efforts to try to boost relations with the Chinese military.
The submarine encounter with the Kitty Hawk battle group is also an embarrassment to the commander of US forces in the Pacific, Admiral William Fallon, who is engaged in an ambitious military exchange program with China, the report said.
A US Navy spokeswoman in Washington had no comment on the newspaper's report.
Disclosure of the surprise encounter comes as the commander of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, Admiral Gary Roughead, was making his first visit to China, which began over the weekend, the paper said.
The four-star admiral was scheduled to meet senior Chinese military leaders during the week-long visit, the paper said.
Roughead said yesterday that he was seeking to understand the intent of China's naval build-up, which includes a growing submarine fleet and new ships with "blue water" capability.
"When asked if the PLA [People's Liberation Army] navy is a threat, I've been on the record as saying no," Roughead told reporters when asked if China's build-up posed a threat to the US presence in the region or to Taiwan.
"But I really would like to know what the intent is in some of the developments that I see in the PLA navy," he said.
"Clearly the growth in the capacity and capability of the navy since I've first been exposed to it in the [19]90s, the ability to go into the blue water, is very, very clear," he said.



I hope the IN has better sub detection, and the navy personnel are disciplined.

 

[Ayush]

^^ now thats scary..