India fires a shot in anger - and not at the Pakistanis

India is doing their part to patrol the shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden:

An Indian navy warship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden.
The INS Tabar sank the pirate 'mother ship' after it failed to stop for investigation and opened fire instead, an Indian navy statement said.

The INS Tabar is a Talwar-class frigate. Talwar, meaning "sword."
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Not usually known for their power projection, the Indians are contributing to the counter-pirate operations off of Somalia. Is this presaging a wider array of naval deployments?

By: Brant