Missing plane search: India denies China entry in Indian waters
India today rejected China's request for permission to allow its four warships to enter Indian maritime zone to search for the missing Malaysian plane.
The decision was taken after Indian defence forces raised objections.
On Thursday China had sent a formal request to India to allow their warships to enter Indian waters in the Andaman Sea to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
There were 150 nationals on board the Malaysian jet.
India however politely declined telling the Chinese Navy that Indian Navy and the Air Force were already searching the area and there was no need for anybody else to search the area.
The objections raised by Indian defence forces centered around the fact that China was seeking entry for its warships into an area in Bay of Bengal where India's military assets are mainly to guard against China and these could get exposed if the Chinese warships are allowed in.
India has, on its part, positioned long-range maritime surveillance aircraft including the P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft and the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the search operations in the new area south of Indonesia.
The aircrafts have the capability to undertaking long-range sorties and refuel themselves at designated locations . This has been done in response to the Malaysian authorities' request to India and other countries to search in areas 5,000 km south of Jakarta in the Indian Ocean Region.
INS Saryu, INS Kumbhir and INS Kesari from the Navy and ICGS Kanaklata Barua and ICGS Bhikaji Cama are part of the assets deployed for the search operations.
The decision was taken after Indian defence forces raised objections.
On Thursday China had sent a formal request to India to allow their warships to enter Indian waters in the Andaman Sea to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
There were 150 nationals on board the Malaysian jet.
India however politely declined telling the Chinese Navy that Indian Navy and the Air Force were already searching the area and there was no need for anybody else to search the area.
The objections raised by Indian defence forces centered around the fact that China was seeking entry for its warships into an area in Bay of Bengal where India's military assets are mainly to guard against China and these could get exposed if the Chinese warships are allowed in.
India has, on its part, positioned long-range maritime surveillance aircraft including the P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft and the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the search operations in the new area south of Indonesia.
The aircrafts have the capability to undertaking long-range sorties and refuel themselves at designated locations . This has been done in response to the Malaysian authorities' request to India and other countries to search in areas 5,000 km south of Jakarta in the Indian Ocean Region.
INS Saryu, INS Kumbhir and INS Kesari from the Navy and ICGS Kanaklata Barua and ICGS Bhikaji Cama are part of the assets deployed for the search operations.
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