There goes China again.
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KOLKATA: With ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) snooping around the Andaman islands on routine basis, the ministry of defence is contemplating deploying more assets in the island chain in the days to come.
According to sources, the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) - the country's only strategic command comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force - have detected Chinese naval ships very close to India's territorial waters in the recent past. A report states that PLAN ships attempt to get close at least twice every three months.
"They have been detected on every occasion and we have made it very clear to the Chinese that we are monitoring their movement. Though we have detection capabilities in the Andamans, we don't have assets that can work as a deterrent. Only landing craft and some patrol vessels of the Indian Navy are deployed in the islands. This is inadequate. There are no weapons platforms. There aren't any missiles on the islands that can be used against incoming ships or aircraft. This has to change," a senior officer from Delhi said.
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Chinese naval ships detected near Andamans - The Times of India
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KOLKATA: With ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) snooping around the Andaman islands on routine basis, the ministry of defence is contemplating deploying more assets in the island chain in the days to come.
According to sources, the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) - the country's only strategic command comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force - have detected Chinese naval ships very close to India's territorial waters in the recent past. A report states that PLAN ships attempt to get close at least twice every three months.
"They have been detected on every occasion and we have made it very clear to the Chinese that we are monitoring their movement. Though we have detection capabilities in the Andamans, we don't have assets that can work as a deterrent. Only landing craft and some patrol vessels of the Indian Navy are deployed in the islands. This is inadequate. There are no weapons platforms. There aren't any missiles on the islands that can be used against incoming ships or aircraft. This has to change," a senior officer from Delhi said.
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Chinese naval ships detected near Andamans - The Times of India
