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CHINA DELIVERS SUBMARINES TO BANGLADESH: IMPERATIVES, INTENTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

On 14 November 2016, Bangladesh Navy (BN) took delivery of two old refurbished Chinese Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines. As part of the US$ 203 million contract signed in 2013, the submarines were handed over to the BN crew during…

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CHINA’S UNDERSEA GLIDER HAIYI - 7000: AN ASSESSMENT

China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and the verdict of the Hague based Permanent Court of Arbitration tribunal have made international headlines. In the wake of these developments, China has recently testes its new undersea…

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CHINA-RUSSIA NAVAL EXERCISES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

China and Russia conduct regular combined exercises under the military cooperation mechanism signed in 2005. A bilateral naval exercise in the South China Sea (SCS) was held in mid-September 2016. Since 2012, the two neighbours have held annual…

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CHINA’S ANTI-SHIP MISSILES: THE GROWING ASIAN MISSILE GAP

Strategic Balance of Power is rapidly changing in Asia - often faster than most realise. The increasing defence budget of the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) in keeping with the rapid growth of the Chinese economy and the country’s technical…

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SOUTH SEA FLEET: THE EMERGING ‘LYNCHPIN’ OF CHINA’S NAVAL POWER PROJECTION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

In December 2015, China commissioned Hefei (174) – the third Type 052D guided- missile destroyer into its navy. 1 The warship represents the most advanced surface combatant ever operated by the PLA Navy, and comparable to the best in the world.…

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INDIA AND CHINA - TIME TO EVOLVE MARITIME CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES

Fleet Review – An Enabler for Confidence Building In February 2001, the Indian Navy had organized the International Fleet Review (IFR) at Mumbai. Given the theme ‘Bridges of Friendship’, the event was meant to commemorate the completion…

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CHINA CHALLENGES THE UNIPOLAR WORLD ORDER: AN ASSESSMENT OF CHINA’S DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2014

China has been issuing Defence White Papers biennially since 1998. The ninth White Paper of 2014 titled ‘China's Military Strategy’ was released recently in May 2015. This essay seeks to analyse the salient aspects…

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