In the wake of several pirate attacks on merchant vessels being reported along the African coast recently, India on Thursday decided to send its warships 'immediately' to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling and to escort container vessels flying the Indian Tricolour.
'The government today approved deployment of Indian Naval warship in Gulf Aden to patrol the normal route followed by Indian flagships during passage between Salalah in Oman and Aden in Yemen,' a Defence Ministry spokesperson announced in New Delhi.
Is this just a commercial interest? Or is India looking into trying to beat the Chinese to blue-water power projection?
By: Brant
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