Indian warships in Cambodia, Thailand on South China Sea deployment

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Indian warships in Cambodia, Thailand on South China Sea deployment

NEW DELHI: Indian warships today entered Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month-long operational deployment in South China Sea in pursuant of India's 'Act East' Policy.

The Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet ships under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh are on operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.

As part of the deployment, INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer and INS Kamorta, an indigenously-built anti- submarine corvette entered Sihanoukville in Cambodia.

Similarly, two warships including INS Satpura, an indigenously-built guided missile stealth frigate and INS Shakti, a fleet tanker and support ship, entered Sattahip, Thailand.

They are on a four-day visit respectively and are on the return leg after a 45-day deployment.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-warships-in-cambodia-thailand-on-south-china-sea-deployment/articleshow/47790391.cms

[squarethecircle]

Doesn't look like they are going anywhere near the S. China Sea. I guess very far south, it says they will go to Indo, Malaysia, and Oz.

[arjunadawn]

I am unclear why they need to parrot which vessels were built locally in India. Is this to generate pride or to note the surprising factoid that India can built something that floats? Its a curious and irritating part of this article- "indigenous."