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“India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard” last year this statement came on the backdrop of South China Sea Issue."I admit that geographically speaking India has a special role to play in stabilizing the Indian Ocean region and South Asian region. But (for the Indian Ocean), backyard is not a very appropriate word to use for an open sea and international areas of sea,"Senior Captain Zhao Yi, who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategy of the elite National Defence University in Beijing, said.This Statements was evident of the fact that Indian Navy’s strong presence in Indian Ocean Region just not only limited the muscle flexing of China, but also made them realize the strong hold of Indian Navy on China trade bottle necks.To put it in right and justifiable way, i will say, “Indian Navy is most Influential Naval Force from Gulf of Aden in the west to Malacca Strait in the east.”Ever Since Indian Independence, and formation of Indian Navy, Indian Navy was always considered as a support arm by our political leaders and this can be said about them that they were more land oriented, due to Indian Navy was always at the low end in terms of budget allocation and new acquisition.Indian Navy’s offensive role in 1971 Indo-Pak war was the start of new era for Indian Navy modernization. Since the start of 21st century, Political leader understood what they had lost in last five decades in sea front, and then came the much awaited modernization programs and new acquisitions.Indian Navy changed from dockyard navy to Blue water navy, with deployments of ships across oceans, wavering the Indian Flag, at each foreign port call.Last Decade, specially last 3–4 years played very crucial year in terms of deployment of Indian Navy. Indian Naval Ships deployment became catalyst in Diplomatic relations and forming new bridges of friendship.Coming to Influence part, Indian Navy was very successful in utilizing its geographical advantage in terms of Oil transportation. US made it very evident that who controls the oil, control the region, and that’s what exactly Indian Navy did, by increasing it influence in Gulf of Aden and Malacca Strait.Coming to major bottle neck, from where, more than 80% of world trade passes through and is oil lifeline for China. Indian Navy has Andaman & Nicobar Commands, aka Sentinels to have a hawk-eye on Malacca Strait.ANC (Andaman and Nicobar Command) plays a vital role in establishment of Hawk-eye in the region. Its technical advancement and the cooperation of data sharing paves the way for India to advance its security reach to safeguard its national interest of the country. Hence this natural outpost serves the need of Indian naval defence by providing all capability in surveillance and monitoring the strait. India is keenly looking at infrastructural development in the region which will enable it to strengthen the strategic role of this natural outpost. By establishing FENC (Far East Naval Command) India attains the Hawk-eye in this region to secure its mainland from any threats and will also actively participate in the ‘Eye-in-sky’ which is a part of MSSI (Malacca Strait Security Initiatives) carried out by Malacca Strait littorals along with Thailand to ensure Joint-Air patrol in this region. India is one among the countries which is keen to participate in MSSI for the safety of navigation. India is strategically strong by establishing ANC. It produces a positive impression and its close naval engagement with the littoral states of Malacca strait will be a new beginning for different defence cooperation’s which may be a positive outcome in the region. India being technically strong and capable of producing the radar equipment's for reconnaissance, can also supply the equipment's to the littoral states to ensure the security to the different reach.From the six fold strategies and primary objective of Indian Navy we can clearly understand that it is keen to increase naval spending and naval capability in the region by strengthening its infrastructure further with active naval diplomacy through the deployment of naval assets in Indian Ocean region and ensuring security of choke-points that connects Indian Ocean to the world. It is clear that India’s interest in safety and security of the strait along with the naval diplomacy and regional cooperation makes it stronger in defence reach and take the national interest in different shape and dimensions.By modernizing India’s strategic natural outpost of Andaman and Nicobar, India will reach its height by defending all traditional and non-traditional threats from East and it will act as a defence shield for mainland India. ANC will help India in different maritime operations such as assisting strategic neighbors or friendly nations in their operations. India is ready to assist HADR (Humanitarian assistance and Disaster relief), anti-terrorism, anti-piracy operations, LIMO (Low Intensity maritime operations) to combat asymmetric warfare, and arms/drug trafficking, to maintain good order at sea. Hence India will bring multilateral strategic partnership internationally by ensuring the safety and security of sea lanes of communication by taking a lead in assistance in this region.The most imperative strategic feature is that, about 60,000 to 94,000 merchant ships, oil and gas cargo's that sail annually through the strait, which becomes thrice and twice more trafficked than Panama Canal and Suez Canal respectively. The littoral states of the Malacca Strait, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, have the primarily responsibility for the safety of this crucial waterway. Due to its proximity to the strait, India too has high stakes and an indirect role for its security.Classifying India’s interest over the strait into strategic and commercial, the 500 nautical mile funneled waterway serves as a most strategic choke point to India and about 40% of imports comes through Malacca strait. The Strait of Malacca are in many ways an important waterway and their status and disputes over them reveal in a focal manner many of the present problems in this field.Together with the adjoining Strait of Singapore they provide the shortest sea route between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. An alternative to this route are the Lombok strait – going between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok – but their use means, for example, an extra 1.000-mile trip and nearly three days’ extra journey for the tankers coming from Persian Gulf.India’s Reply to String of Pearls of ChinaString of pearls theory is one of most talked about whenever IOR discussion starts. Well India has already started to derail those plans. In Recent past , Indian Navy deployed its Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives, this was done on purpose to dragon aware that, India is in no mood to just use INS Vikramaditya as trophy, its gonna be used as force projector, believe me or not, it did send ripples across the borders.India Sends INS Vikramaditya To Maldives To Counter China’s Growing Naval PresenceIndian Navy long range deployments to IOR Countries was considered as a common practice, but Indian Navy Fleet comprising of 4 ships reaching South China Sea was something not on common list, and that’s exactly India did by conducting Joint Exercise with Vietnam.Conclusion:-Indian Navy constitutes as one the Strongest and Largest fleet in Indian Ocean Region. It was our Political masters, who couldn’t see seawards, but now reality in the sight and importance of oceans being realized, Most of the modernization work is in progress and so does Indian Navy’s influential progressing towards Stronger role.Interesting Fact :- Seychelles requested India for patrolling its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).India acted upon request and dispatched naval ships to patrol the exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and to guard it against piracy.Sources:-http://www.regionalsecurity.org.au/Resources/Documents/vol6no3Brewster.pdfChina says India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard - Times of IndiaRevealed: India's Master Plan for the Indian OceanC3s " India’s Strategic Dimensions in Malacca Strait By Vithiyapathy PurushothamanTensions in the South China Sea explained in 18 mapsThank You.!

“India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard” last year, repeated again this year, this statement came on the backdrop of South China Sea Issue."I admit that geographically speaking India has a special role to play in stabilizing the Indian Ocean region and South Asian region. But (for the Indian Ocean), backyard is not a very appropriate word to use for an open sea and international areas of sea,"Senior Captain Zhao Yi, who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategy of the elite National Defence University in Beijing, said.This Statements was evident of the fact that Indian Navy’s strong presence in Indian Ocean Region just not only limited the muscle flexing of China, but also made them realize the strong hold of Indian Navy on China trade bottle necks.To put it in right and justifiable way, i will say, “Indian Navy is most Influential Naval Force from Gulf of Aden in the west to Malacca Strait in the east.”Ever Since Indian Independence, and formation of Indian Navy, Indian Navy was always considered as a support arm by our political leaders and this can be said about them that they were more land oriented, due to which Indian Navy was always at the low end in terms of budget allocation and new acquisition.Indian Navy’s offensive role in 1971 Indo-Pak war was the start of new era for Indian Navy ‘s modernization. Since the start of 21st century, Political leader understood what they had lost in last five decades in sea front, and then came the much awaited modernization programs and new acquisitions.Indian Navy changed from dockyard navy to Blue water navy, with deployments of ships across oceans, wavering the Indian Flag, at each foreign port call.Last Decade, specially last 3–4 years played very crucial year in terms of deployment of Indian Navy. Indian Naval Ships deployment became catalyst in Diplomatic relations and forming new bridges of friendship.Coming to Influence part, Indian Navy was very successful in utilizing its geographical advantage in terms of Oil transportation. US made it very evident that who controls the oil, control the region, and that’s what exactly Indian Navy did, by increasing it influence in Gulf of Aden and Malacca Strait.Coming to major bottle neck, from where, more than 80% of world trade passes through and is oil lifeline for China. Indian Navy has Andaman & Nicobar Commands, aka Sentinels to have a hawk-eye on Malacca Strait.ANC (Andaman and Nicobar Command) plays a vital role in establishment of Hawk-eye in the region. Its technical advancement and the cooperation of data sharing paves the way for India to advance its security reach to safeguard its national interest of the country. Hence this natural outpost serves the need of Indian naval defence by providing all capability in surveillance and monitoring the strait. India is keenly looking at infrastructural development in the region which will enable it to strengthen the strategic role of this natural outpost. By establishing FENC (Far East Naval Command) India attains the Hawk-eye in this region to secure its mainland from any threats and will also actively participate in the ‘Eye-in-sky’ which is a part of MSSI (Malacca Strait Security Initiatives) carried out by Malacca Strait littorals along with Thailand to ensure Joint-Air patrol in this region. India is one among the countries which is keen to participate in MSSI for the safety of navigation. India is strategically strong by establishing ANC. It produces a positive impression and its close naval engagement with the littoral states of Malacca strait will be a new beginning for different defence cooperation’s which may be a positive outcome in the region. India being technically strong and capable of producing the radar equipment's for reconnaissance, can also supply the equipment's to the littoral states to ensure the security to the different reach.From the six fold strategies and primary objective of Indian Navy we can clearly understand that it is keen to increase naval spending and naval capability in the region by strengthening its infrastructure further with active naval diplomacy through the deployment of naval assets in Indian Ocean region and ensuring security of choke-points that connects Indian Ocean to the world. It is clear that India’s interest in safety and security of the strait along with the naval diplomacy and regional cooperation makes it stronger in defence reach and take the national interest in different shape and dimensions.By modernizing India’s strategic natural outpost of Andaman and Nicobar, India will reach its height by defending all traditional and non-traditional threats from East and it will act as a defence shield for mainland India. ANC will help India in different maritime operations such as assisting strategic neighbors or friendly nations in their operations. India is ready to assist HADR (Humanitarian assistance and Disaster relief), anti-terrorism, anti-piracy operations, LIMO (Low Intensity maritime operations) to combat asymmetric warfare, and arms/drug trafficking, to maintain good order at sea. Hence India will bring multilateral strategic partnership internationally by ensuring the safety and security of sea lanes of communication by taking a lead in assistance in this region.The most imperative strategic feature is that, about 60,000 to 94,000 merchant ships, oil and gas cargo's that sail annually through the strait, which becomes thrice and twice more trafficked than Panama Canal and Suez Canal respectively. The littoral states of the Malacca Strait, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, have the primarily responsibility for the safety of this crucial waterway. Due to its proximity to the strait, India too has high stakes and an indirect role for its security.Classifying India’s interest over the strait into strategic and commercial, the 500 nautical mile funneled waterway serves as a most strategic choke point to India and about 40% of imports comes through Malacca strait. The Strait of Malacca are in many ways an important waterway and their status and disputes over them reveal in a focal manner many of the present problems in this field.Together with the adjoining Strait of Singapore they provide the shortest sea route between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. An alternative to this route are the Lombok strait – going between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok – but their use means, for example, an extra 1.000-mile trip and nearly three days’ extra journey for the tankers coming from Persian Gulf.India’s Reply to String of Pearls of ChinaString of pearls theory is one of most talked about whenever IOR discussion starts. Well India has already started to derail those plans. In Recent past , Indian Navy deployed its Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives, this was done on purpose to make dragon aware that, India is in no mood to just use INS Vikramaditya as trophy, it's gonna be used as force projector, believe me or not, it did send ripples across the borders.India Sends INS Vikramaditya To Maldives To Counter China’s Growing Naval PresenceIndian Navy long range deployments to IOR Countries was considered as a common practice, but Indian Navy Fleet comprising of 4 ships reaching South China Sea was something not on common list, and that’s exactly India did by conducting Joint Exercise with Vietnam. Malabar Naval Exercise, is another example of long range diplomacy, with Japan onboard, China has strongly protested against any exercise in south china sea, wanna guess, what the untold reply from Indian Side, “By the name South China Sea ,it doesn’t mean it’s china’s sea”.Conclusion:-Coming to numbers, Of Course Chinese People Liberations Army Navy has more number of ships as compared to Indian Navy, but, in Naval Battle, two countries don’t fight with all ships lined against each other.!, and even if they wish to do such endeavour, there is reason why Malacca Strait is called bottleneck, and this bottleneck is very much like gate to Indian Ocean Battle Theater, and no one in one’s good mind would leave the opportunity of tag every ship entering their gate. When you can’t outweigh the enemy you face, decrease the conflict rounds, turning his strong points into his most weakest one. Malacca Strait is that decrease in ground."We keep a close eye on Chinese warships and submarines, including nuclear ones, and constantly monitor their movements in the IOR. We have the capabilities, assets and plans in place to tackle any threat or challenge," said Admiral Sunil Lanba on Friday, ahead of Navy Day on December 4."Even today, the Navy has over 40 warships, four submarines and 12 aircraft deployed in waters around the Indian peninsular and island territories. We are capable and ready to safeguard our national maritime interests anytime, anywhere, every time," he added.The People's Liberation Army may enjoy a clear edge along the 4,057km line of actual control but Indian warships can — if required — threaten the energy sea lanes of China. Indian Navy is extensively using its Poseidon-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft, armed with potent anti-submarine warfare capabilities, and other assets to keep tabs on Chinese warships or submarines lurking in the IOR.P-8I at INS Utkrosh, Naval Air Station at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands."Chinese submarines usually come on 90-day deployments to the IOR, with an OTR at Karachi after 45 days or so. But they have to surface while crossing the Malacca, Sunda and Lombok Straits since the waters there are not deep enough," said a senior officer.Indian Navy constitutes as one the Strongest and Largest fleet in Indian Ocean Region. It was our Political masters, who couldn’t see seawards, but now reality in the sight and importance of oceans being realized, Most of the modernization work is in progress and so does Indian Navy’s influential progressing towards Stronger role.Interesting Fact :-Seychelles requested India for patrolling its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).India acted upon request and dispatched naval ships to patrol the exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and to guard it against piracy.India exported, yes you heard it right, India does export Ships to friendly Nations. Commissioning of India Made CGS Victory and two Chetak Helicopters in Mauritius was one just example of diplomacy through military ties.Sources:-http://www.regionalsecurity.org....China says India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard - Times of IndiaRevealed: India's Master Plan for the Indian OceanC3s " India’s Strategic Dimensions in Malacca Strait By Vithiyapathy PurushothamanTensions in the South China Sea explained in 18 mapsThank You.!

“India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard” last year this statement came on the backdrop of South China Sea Issue."I admit that geographically speaking India has a special role to play in stabilizing the Indian Ocean region and South Asian region. But (for the Indian Ocean), backyard is not a very appropriate word to use for an open sea and international areas of sea,"Senior Captain Zhao Yi, who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategy of the elite National Defence University in Beijing, said.This Statements was evident of the fact that Indian Navy’s strong presence in Indian Ocean Region just not only limited the muscle flexing of China, but also made them realize the strong hold of Indian Navy on China trade bottle necks.To put it in right and justifiable way, i will say, “Indian Navy is most Influential Naval Force from Gulf of Aden in the west to Malacca Strait in the east.”Ever Since Indian Independence, and formation of Indian Navy, Indian Navy was always considered as a support arm by our political leaders and this can be said about them that they were more land oriented, due to Indian Navy was always at the low end in terms of budget allocation and new acquisition.Indian Navy’s offensive role in 1971 Indo-Pak war was the start of new era for Indian Navy modernization. Since the start of 21st century, Political leader understood what they had lost in last five decades in sea front, and then came the much awaited modernization programs and new acquisitions.Indian Navy changed from dockyard navy to Blue water navy, with deployments of ships across oceans, wavering the Indian Flag, at each foreign port call.Last Decade, specially last 3–4 years played very crucial year in terms of deployment of Indian Navy. Indian Naval Ships deployment became catalyst in Diplomatic relations and forming new bridges of friendship.Coming to Influence part, Indian Navy was very successful in utilizing its geographical advantage in terms of Oil transportation. US made it very evident that who controls the oil, control the region, and that’s what exactly Indian Navy did, by increasing it influence in Gulf of Aden and Malacca Strait.Coming to major bottle neck, from where, more than 80% of world trade passes through and is oil lifeline for China. Indian Navy has Andaman & Nicobar Commands, aka Sentinels to have a hawk-eye on Malacca Strait.ANC (Andaman and Nicobar Command) plays a vital role in establishment of Hawk-eye in the region. Its technical advancement and the cooperation of data sharing paves the way for India to advance its security reach to safeguard its national interest of the country. Hence this natural outpost serves the need of Indian naval defence by providing all capability in surveillance and monitoring the strait. India is keenly looking at infrastructural development in the region which will enable it to strengthen the strategic role of this natural outpost. By establishing FENC (Far East Naval Command) India attains the Hawk-eye in this region to secure its mainland from any threats and will also actively participate in the ‘Eye-in-sky’ which is a part of MSSI (Malacca Strait Security Initiatives) carried out by Malacca Strait littorals along with Thailand to ensure Joint-Air patrol in this region. India is one among the countries which is keen to participate in MSSI for the safety of navigation. India is strategically strong by establishing ANC. It produces a positive impression and its close naval engagement with the littoral states of Malacca strait will be a new beginning for different defence cooperation’s which may be a positive outcome in the region. India being technically strong and capable of producing the radar equipment's for reconnaissance, can also supply the equipment's to the littoral states to ensure the security to the different reach.From the six fold strategies and primary objective of Indian Navy we can clearly understand that it is keen to increase naval spending and naval capability in the region by strengthening its infrastructure further with active naval diplomacy through the deployment of naval assets in Indian Ocean region and ensuring security of choke-points that connects Indian Ocean to the world. It is clear that India’s interest in safety and security of the strait along with the naval diplomacy and regional cooperation makes it stronger in defence reach and take the national interest in different shape and dimensions.By modernizing India’s strategic natural outpost of Andaman and Nicobar, India will reach its height by defending all traditional and non-traditional threats from East and it will act as a defence shield for mainland India. ANC will help India in different maritime operations such as assisting strategic neighbors or friendly nations in their operations. India is ready to assist HADR (Humanitarian assistance and Disaster relief), anti-terrorism, anti-piracy operations, LIMO (Low Intensity maritime operations) to combat asymmetric warfare, and arms/drug trafficking, to maintain good order at sea. Hence India will bring multilateral strategic partnership internationally by ensuring the safety and security of sea lanes of communication by taking a lead in assistance in this region.The most imperative strategic feature is that, about 60,000 to 94,000 merchant ships, oil and gas cargo's that sail annually through the strait, which becomes thrice and twice more trafficked than Panama Canal and Suez Canal respectively. The littoral states of the Malacca Strait, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, have the primarily responsibility for the safety of this crucial waterway. Due to its proximity to the strait, India too has high stakes and an indirect role for its security.Classifying India’s interest over the strait into strategic and commercial, the 500 nautical mile funneled waterway serves as a most strategic choke point to India and about 40% of imports comes through Malacca strait. The Strait of Malacca are in many ways an important waterway and their status and disputes over them reveal in a focal manner many of the present problems in this field.Together with the adjoining Strait of Singapore they provide the shortest sea route between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. An alternative to this route are the Lombok strait – going between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok – but their use means, for example, an extra 1.000-mile trip and nearly three days’ extra journey for the tankers coming from Persian Gulf.India’s Reply to String of Pearls of ChinaString of pearls theory is one of most talked about whenever IOR discussion starts. Well India has already started to derail those plans. In Recent past , Indian Navy deployed its Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives, this was done on purpose to dragon aware that, India is in no mood to just use INS Vikramaditya as trophy, its gonna be used as force projector, believe me or not, it did send ripples across the borders.India Sends INS Vikramaditya To Maldives To Counter China’s Growing Naval PresenceIndian Navy long range deployments to IOR Countries was considered as a common practice, but Indian Navy Fleet comprising of 4 ships reaching South China Sea was something not on common list, and that’s exactly India did by conducting Joint Exercise with Vietnam.Conclusion:-Indian Navy constitutes as one the Strongest and Largest fleet in Indian Ocean Region. It was our Political masters, who couldn’t see seawards, but now reality in the sight and importance of oceans being realized, Most of the modernization work is in progress and so does Indian Navy’s influential progressing towards Stronger role.Interesting Fact :- Seychelles requested India for patrolling its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).India acted upon request and dispatched naval ships to patrol the exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and to guard it against piracy.Sources:-http://www.regionalsecurity.org....China says India must not think of Indian Ocean as its backyard - Times of IndiaRevealed: India's Master Plan for the Indian OceanC3s " India’s Strategic Dimensions in Malacca Strait By Vithiyapathy PurushothamanTensions in the South China Sea explained in 18 mapsThank You.!