Indian Navy

China’s increasing activities in the Indo-Pacific have motivated India to embrace military logistics agreements with a wide variety of partners.

Details of the proposal, however, remain murky.

The Indian Navy has a bevvy of planned engagements this spring,. including with the UAE and France.

Given India’s vast coastline and a not-so-benign neighborhood, India has to remain vigilant to external threats via sea routes.

The new command will help India maintain a favorable maritime balance of power when it comes to China.

It is tempting but dangerous to compare India’s carrier progress with that of China. Still, there are some points of warranted comparison. 

The latest iteration comes amid Indian concerns around Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean – and China’s foothold in Sri Lanka.

That decommissioned ship is destined for the shipbreakers, unless last minute interventions grant the historic ship a new destiny.

As the Ladakh crisis crosses the 5-month mark, many in New Delhi are suggesting a radically different approach toward China’s bad behavior.

Many have questioned the signal New Delhi seeks to send Beijing by exercising with both Moscow and Washington.

CDS General Bipin Rawat reiterated doubts about acquiring a third carrier in a recent interview.