China's presence in Sri Lanka a threat to the country's maritime borders: Navy Vice Chief

(PTI) New Delhi, Dt

"China's presence in Sri Lanka is extremely dangerous to the country's maritime borders and Indian interests in the region," a top Indian naval official said as China acquired a project to develop a new port in Sri Lanka. China needs to keep a close eye on such activities. China could also spy on Indian naval transport from Sri Lanka under the pretext of developing a port.

Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar said that the Indian Navy is very well prepared to protect the country's maritime borders. No one can beat us. This is a very difficult question if you want to monitor whether China's presence in Sri Lanka is dangerous. But the fact that a country outside the region seems to be showing a lot of interest in the region just because its energy resources are flowing through the region may be true for the countries, but it could also pose a risk to India. We just need to keep a close eye on China's activities.

Asked if there was any threat to India as China was developing a new port in Sri Lanka, the Vice Admiral said: He further added that the Indian Navy is keeping a close watch on China's activities in the entire maritime region. China has forged closer ties with Sri Lanka after agreeing to develop a port city near Colombo. Prior to this, they controlled the port of Hambantota. This port was developed by him.

Asked if China had infiltrated eastern Ladakh and surprised us by launching a sea attack, he said, "India has taken steps to develop a network for coastal security after the 9/11 terror attacks in Mumbai." Is. As a result, the prospects for China to breathe in the maritime area have diminished. We are much better prepared today than we were a decade ago. He said there would be more additions to the Navy's strength in the near future.