Indian Navy monitoring Chinese & other navies: Dhowan

May 09, 2015 18:44

Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan today said the maritime force regularly monitors activities of Chinese and other navies, and sought to play down deployment of submarines in Indian Ocean by the Communist nation.

The Navy, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative, has taken lead in manufacturing indigenous warships and submarines, he told reporters.

"The PLA (People's Liberation Army) Navy has been operating and deploying its assets in the Indian Ocean since 2008 as part of their anti-piracy escort force.

"About two to three ships or sometime more are deployed regularly in the region (by PLA). Along with the surface ships they occasionally deploy submarines as well," said Dhowan when asked about recent reports of presence of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean.

"These are deployed for the Gulf of Aden and the piracy patrol. The Indian Navy continuously monitors all activities in our immediate area of interest and keep a track on activities of various navies."

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