Experts say China concerned about Indias latest defence measures

Experts have said that China is concerned, if not annoyed with Indias plans to have a fleet of aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines in the next decade and recently tested nuclear-capable missiles that put China’s major cities well within range.

New Delhis decision to reopen air force bases near the Chinese border has also invited negative reactions from officials in Beijing, they claim.

Encouraging India’s role as a counter to China, the U.S. too has stepped up exercises with the Indian navy and last year sold it an American warship for the first time, the 17,000-ton amphibious transport dock Trenton.

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