India Aims to Counter China With This Nuclear Submarine Base | WSJ Coordinates
Modi's India is building a new base for nuclear-armed submarines in the Bay of Bengal called INS Varsha in a bid to curb China’s naval footprint growing in India’s backyard. The Bay of Bengal is a critical shipping lane and some China experts believe the waterway could play a key role in any conflict over Taiwan or the South China Sea. WSJ examined satellite images to see how INS Varsha has expanded and explores how this project is forming the backbone of New Delhi’s plans to keep Beijing’s a...
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- Sri Lanka (Location)
- INS Varsha (Location)
- Bay of Bengal (Location)
- United States Navy (Company)
- Indian Navy (Company)
- South China Sea (Location)
- Bangladesh (Location)
- BNS Sheikh Hasina (Location)
- INS Arighat (Product)
- Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Company)
- Myanmar (Location)
- Hainan (Location)
- Taiwan (Location)
- INS Mumbai (Product)
- People's Liberation Army (PLA) (Company)
- China's foreign ministry (Company)
- Strait of Malacca (Location)
- Belt and Road Initiative (Concept)