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WASHINGTON / BEIJING — India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, the latest indication of tightening defence ties between New Delhi and Washington as they seek to counter Beijing’s growing maritime influence.
Both the US and India are increasingly concerned at the reach and ambition of the Chinese navy, which is taking an increasingly assertive stance in the South China Sea and challenging India’s dominance in the Indian Ocean.
The two sides also said their navies will hold talks on anti-submarine warfare (ASW), an area of sensitive military technology and closely held tactics that only allies share.
“These types of basic engagements will be the building blocks for an enduring Navy-to-Navy relationship that we hope will grow over time into a shared ASW capability,” one US official familiar with India-US military cooperation said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Indian naval officials say Chinese submarines have been sighted on an average four times every three months. Some are seen near India’s Andamans and Nicobar islands that lie near the Malacca Straits, the entry to the South China Sea through which more than 80 per cent of China’s fuel supplies pass.
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India, US in talks to monitor submarines in Indian Ocean
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WASHINGTON / BEIJING — India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, the latest indication of tightening defence ties between New Delhi and Washington as they seek to counter Beijing’s growing maritime influence.
Both the US and India are increasingly concerned at the reach and ambition of the Chinese navy, which is taking an increasingly assertive stance in the South China Sea and challenging India’s dominance in the Indian Ocean.
The two sides also said their navies will hold talks on anti-submarine warfare (ASW), an area of sensitive military technology and closely held tactics that only allies share.
“These types of basic engagements will be the building blocks for an enduring Navy-to-Navy relationship that we hope will grow over time into a shared ASW capability,” one US official familiar with India-US military cooperation said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Indian naval officials say Chinese submarines have been sighted on an average four times every three months. Some are seen near India’s Andamans and Nicobar islands that lie near the Malacca Straits, the entry to the South China Sea through which more than 80 per cent of China’s fuel supplies pass.
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India, US in talks to monitor submarines in Indian Ocean
