17 July 2018
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- India-China Ties Improve, But Doubts Remain
India-China Ties Improve, But Doubts Remain
China’s strong economic interventions in South Asia and increasingly sharper forays in the Indian Ocean region are sources of worry for India as well. Especially worrying for India is China’s deployment of warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean. Ben Ho, a naval analyst with the Military Studies Programme of the RSIS in Singapore, said, “China is seeking to build a blue water navy and this involves assets that could deploy to extra-regional waters, such as the Indian Ocean, where it has substantial strategic and economic interests.”
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Last updated on 23/07/2018
