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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 6th edition of the Raisina Dialogue on Tuesday. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, and others will also join
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Is India planning to spy on Chinese submarines from the Andamans, with a little help from Japan? An aerial view of some of the 524 islands that make up the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: AFP
India s move, with a little help from Japan, to develop a strategically located island chain near the mouth of Southeast Asia s main shipping lane is part of a broader plan by New Delhi to keep a closer watch on China s naval assets, say analysts and former Indian officials - especially its submarines.
The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago of 524 islands, only 38 of which are inhabited, stretches across some 1,000km (620 miles) of Indian Ocean by the western entrance to the Malacca Strait, through which an estimated 80 per cent or more of China s seaborne trade passes.
In an interactive session at the opening day of the Raisina Dialogue, which is being held virtually, Mr. Jaishankar also said that India’s ‘vaccine maitri’ approach was trying to ensure no one gets left behind.
India a pivotal world player, shares many security challenges with us, says NATO chief
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says India truly matters on the global scene, and adds that China is challenging the rules-based international order.
Nayanima Basu 13 April, 2021 6:15 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday said India was a “pivotal player” in the Indo-Pacific region, and added that the country shared many security challenges with the world body, ranging from Afghanistan to international terrorism and maritime security.
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2021, the secretary-general said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sees “the value of strengthening our partnership with like-minded democracies such as India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, that stand up for the rules-based international order”.