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In rare move, US says it conducted Freedom of Navigation Operation in Indian waters
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US Navy conducts operation near Lakshadweep without India s prior consent
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The move to publicly challenge India’s “excessive maritime claims” is sure to irk New Delhi privately.
April 08, 2021
The guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) transits the Arabian Gulf, October 27, 2020.
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According to the United States 7th Fleet, USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation operation near India’s Lakshadweep Islands on April 7. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer “asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, inside India’s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India’s prior consent, consistent with international law,” a statement from the Fleet claimed.
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Dean brings knowledge of China s military and space capabilities as a research fellow on Chinese political and security affairs. An aerial view of Whitsun Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea. Imaged 24 March 2021. VCG / VCG / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
U.S. Navy ships sailing in the South China Sea have repeatedly had near-collisions with Chinese surface combatants.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, the carotid artery of global trade, with some $5 trillion worth of shipping and goods passing through.
China has little regard for treaties when it comes to issues of national sovereignty. It undoubtedly sees the South China Sea as just such an issue.
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