India's National Security and the Chinese Challenge

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 03 September 2011, 03:57 IST   |    51 Comments
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The ongoing battle of supremacy over the Indian Ocean region between India and China has taken a new twist as Indian security agencies have reportedly spotted a Chinese spy ship floating on the Indian Ocean disguised as a fishing trawler. The Indian radars could not find the ship until 22 days of its presence and it was located off-the cost of Little Anadaman, a strategically crucial and sensitive island for both the countries. It's learned that the spy ship has as many as 22 laboratories on board. According to a report sent to government, the mission was to map the Indian Ocean and pick up vital bathymetric data, which is crucial for submarine and carrier operations. The other laboratories on board were involved in collecting data on underwater obstructions and obstacles. Indian security agencies also have spotted many Chinese fishing trawlers along Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast which they doubt are spying our missile programs to collect telemetric data of the missiles.