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To prevent China from expanding its maritime power into the Indian Ocean, New Delhi has launched a naval diplomacy campaign to garner support from Australia, Japan and Vietnam, reports China’s Global Times.
India’s chief of naval staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, began a five-day visit to Australia on Oct. 2, where he held a series of discussions with the chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, deputy chief of defense Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, as well as defense minister Marise Payne about future maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The talks coincided with the prestigious annual Sea Power Conference organized by the Royal Australian Navy.
Dhowan used the opportunity to engage with the heads of navies from 40 different countries around the globe. Australia is currently one of the staging bases for US military operations in the disputed South China Sea, where China has been building artificial islands in the face of competing claims from the Philippines and Vietnam, among other countries.
India and Australia are both the members of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, formed by 35 different littoral states in the Indian Ocean to maintain regional stability. Australia and India held their first bilateral maritime exercise, known as Ausindex, off the coast of India on Sept. 15.
The INS Sahyadri, an Indian Navy Shivalik class stealth multi-role frigate, docked in Da Nang, Vietnam for another five-day visit on Oct. 2. Vietnamese naval officers and municipal officials have been invited to board the ship during the crew’s stay.
When the visit to Da Nang is over, the INS Sahyadri will move on to Japan. Vietnam and Japan are currently embroiled in territorial disputes with China in the South China and East China seas, respectively, and are very willing to partner with India to form diplomatic and security ties under the threat of Chinese maritime expansion. The three nations together would be able to form a coalition that could surround China from both the northern and southern regions of the Indian Ocean.
India’s diplomacy to contain China’s maritime expansion: Global Times | idrw.org
India’s chief of naval staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, began a five-day visit to Australia on Oct. 2, where he held a series of discussions with the chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, deputy chief of defense Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, as well as defense minister Marise Payne about future maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The talks coincided with the prestigious annual Sea Power Conference organized by the Royal Australian Navy.
Dhowan used the opportunity to engage with the heads of navies from 40 different countries around the globe. Australia is currently one of the staging bases for US military operations in the disputed South China Sea, where China has been building artificial islands in the face of competing claims from the Philippines and Vietnam, among other countries.
India and Australia are both the members of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, formed by 35 different littoral states in the Indian Ocean to maintain regional stability. Australia and India held their first bilateral maritime exercise, known as Ausindex, off the coast of India on Sept. 15.
The INS Sahyadri, an Indian Navy Shivalik class stealth multi-role frigate, docked in Da Nang, Vietnam for another five-day visit on Oct. 2. Vietnamese naval officers and municipal officials have been invited to board the ship during the crew’s stay.
When the visit to Da Nang is over, the INS Sahyadri will move on to Japan. Vietnam and Japan are currently embroiled in territorial disputes with China in the South China and East China seas, respectively, and are very willing to partner with India to form diplomatic and security ties under the threat of Chinese maritime expansion. The three nations together would be able to form a coalition that could surround China from both the northern and southern regions of the Indian Ocean.
India’s diplomacy to contain China’s maritime expansion: Global Times | idrw.org
