NEW INITIATIVE: INDIA TO BASE ITS FIGHTER JETS ON ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
254 views · Published 11 May 2018 · 3:20 · Indexed 29 September 2026
Channel: World Action and Reaction News · 2018 · News & Politics
Far away from mainland India, a military game is being played in the Bay of Bengal. India has decided that its naval deployments to monitor sea traffic to the east (read China) will be a permanent feature while Sukhoi-30 fighter jets, having the capability to quickly fly over the key maritime route of Straits of Malacca, have now been stationed at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Top sources told The Tribune that the Navy had reviewed its mission-based deployment philosophy at the ongoing naval commanders’ conference. “These patrols will now be a permanent feature,” a senior naval officer confirmed.
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