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A Chinese submarine is reportedly lurking in waters around India and the security establishment has been informed about the development.

The vessel is in international waters and India has conducted specific sorties over the Bay of Bengal using aircraft capable of spotting submarines lurking under the waters.

The submarine accompanied by three warships was part of the anti-piracy task force on duty off the coast of Africa which is now returning to China after a four month deployment. On its return journey, the flotilla is at present docked in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from January 17 to January 21. It was in Pakistan earlier and even did a day-long drill with the Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar.

A Chinese flotilla comprises guided-missile frigates Liuzhou and Sanya and a comprehensive supply ship, Qinghaihu. Indian authorities are tight-lipped about the nature of the submarine — nuclear powered or conventional diesel-electric. The nuclear powered one has greater endurance to remain submerged hence remain undetected.

The Chinese anti-piracy escort force departed from the Gulf of Aden on January 3 on its way back to China. Colombo is its second stop which will be followed by a stop-over at Chittagong, Bangladesh. Two of these warships (not the submarine) will then arrive in India for the international fleet review on February 6-7 at Vishakapatnam on the east coast.

Submarines are the favoured platforms of naval commanders when tasked to launch attacks, deter enemies or for securing the vital sea lines of communication (SLOCs) — used by merchant ships carrying goods, crude oil, equipment and produce for trillion dollar economies like China or India. Technology still does not effectively track or locate undersea vessels, more so in waters around India which have high suspended particle or salt content. A submarine is capable of “pinning down” six-seven warships of the enemy just by installing the fear of the unknown.

The US has been vocal about the “lack of transparency and intent” on the part of China and the very fact that a submarine is deployed for anti-piracy operations. US Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Scott Swift, who was in India on January 9, had told mediapersons: “It’s hard for me as a maritime commander to understand how can a submarine support anti-piracy operations.”

New Delhi is equally concerned. Just yesterday, Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capable Boeing P-8I aircraft ended a special week-long deployment to snoop around in the Bay of Bengal and be stationed at the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC).

A report to the US Congress presented on December 21, 2015, and titled “China Naval Modernisation: Implications for US Navy” says: “As China’s global footprint and international interests grow, its military modernisation programme has become progressively more focused on investments for a range of missions beyond China’s periphery, including power projection, sea lane security, counter-piracy, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR).”

Chinese sub lurks close to India
 
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They have near 70 of them, they can surely spare a dozen for India.
 
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Paranoia For such a huge country with the potential to be a global power in the future, India suffers from a highly irrational sense of inferiority complex
That's because we want more ships and submarines, and we need to draw the attention of govt, in a democracy pressure from public is the best way. Why are srilankans cheer leading for the Chinese, we know how paranoid the srilankans are regarding elam:lol:
 
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Paranoia.. For such a huge country with the potential to be a global power in the future, India suffers from a highly irrational sense of inferiority complex
You misunderstand how these things work. Armed forces use such mediums to exagerate threats to get GoI to sanction needed items. This is because GoI is always loathe to spend on military for historical reasons.

Our Govt's don't understand the need for a strong military. One of the reasons why we spend around 1.9% of GDP on defense..one of the lowest amongst the major countries of the world...and far lower than Pakistan and China, our neighbours.
 
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Indians are just obsessive about China. But the feeling is not reciprocated. China mostly ignores India.


Yes .They can afford to.They have sub contracted that job to your nation - everyone's favourite mercenary for hire.The day we arm Taiwan & Vietnam , the way China has done Pakistan , we'd be sitting with out feet up twirling our toes too.
 
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Yes .They can afford to.They have sub contracted that job to your nation - everyone's favourite merecanary for hire.The day we arm Taiwan & Vietnam , the way China has done Pakistan , we'd be sitting with out feet up twirling our toes too.

China has subcontracted out jobs to the US?. It's other way around.. Buddy.

How is India going to arm Taiwan and Vietnam when India itself need others to arm India? You make India sound like an impoverished reject dreaming of what to do when he wins the lottery.
 
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China has subcontracted out jobs to the US?. It's other way around.. Buddy.

How is India going to arm Taiwan and Vietnam when India itself need others to arm India? You make India sound like an impoverished reject dreaming of what to do when he wins the lottery.


You mean the US is now China's favourite mercenary of choice ? Did I read you right or did you read me wrong ?

Perhaps you are ignorant of the kind of defence ties that India enjoys with Vietnam .We're training their submariners to man the Kilo class of submarines , Vietnam has just imported from Russia.We're training their pilots to fly the Su 30 fighter jets too apart from their technicians & engineers.Talks to supply the Brahmos cruise missiles to Vietnam have reached an advanced stage.

Did I also mention co operation agreements in Nuclear trade & technology signed between our two nations with preliminary talks on supplying an LW N Reactor to Vietnam or the setting up of a base station to track satellites launched by ISRO in Vietnam ? No? Well, you read it here first.

Replace India with Pakistan & lottery with CPEC , in the last sentence of your last paragraph & try to tickle yourself if you fail to guffaw.


Just so I sound as juvenile as you & wont as I am not to talk down to you , here's a ditty - Chachundar ke sar par na bhaye chameli.kahaan raja bhoj , kahaan gangu teli.
 
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Paranoia.. For such a huge country with the potential to be a global power in the future, India suffers from a highly irrational sense of inferiority complex
most dumb and futile comment of the day ,reporting an incident is inferiority complex ?
 
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most dumb and futile comment of the day ,reporting an incident is inferiority complex ?


It's the kind of bravura which comes from sharing a bar with rednecks , drinking copious amounts of fosters with frankfurters ,& burping & farting away to glory - both online & offline .

Other paranoid folk who don't share such eclectic tastes worry to death abt such mundane matters as the passage of submarines in the Bay of Bengal .Other such paranoid folk also maintain a huge presence of soldiers in Jaffna fearing the re incarnation of Prabhakaran & the LTTE.
 
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When we have located the chinese sub....an Indian navy ship should drop a sono-emitter in the area with this on loop:


Now go home and get yer shine box!
 
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