India's Navy chief on Saturday said that there is a "large presence" of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean and that the nation keeps a "very close watch" in the region to protect and preserve its national interests in the maritime domain. Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar was speaking during an interaction at a conclave in New Delhi.
"We are keeping a very close watch in the Indian Ocean Region. and effort is to know whose presence is there and what are they up to, monitoring it 24x7 and we deploy aircraft, UAVs, ships, submarines, etc.," said the Navy chief.
Philippines' defence chief Jose Faustino said the reported presence of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea violates the country's sovereignty
Philippines' defence chief Jose Faustino said the reported presence of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea violates the country's sovereignty
China often violates the territorial waters of countries in the East China and South China Seas and it has now mustered Russia support raising the suspicion o