India is going to deploy warships in the South China Sea

Desk report: These ships will take part in the exercise with quad partners United States, Japan and Australia. The Indian Defense Ministry made the announcement on Monday (August 2nd).The four ships will leave India earlier this month. However, no information has been given as to when he will leave. The task force includes guided-missile destroyers, guided missile frigates, anti-submarine corvettes and guided missiles.Indian Navy spokesman Vivek Madhawal was quoted by The Print and CNN as saying that during their two-month stay in the South China Sea, they would take part in the next phase of the Malabar exercise with Japanese and Australian forces. This is expected to strengthen India’s position in key maritime areas.For the second year in a row, a quadrilateral alliance will emerge in a huge naval game. However, China is skeptical about the purpose of the Malabar exercise. The country believes the exercise is being held to control Beijing’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.The Indian Naval Task Force will also take part in bilateral naval exercises with Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.Vivek Madhawal said the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet would be deployed in Southeast Asia, the South China Sea and the western Pacific to enhance military cooperation with friendly countries.The naval official said the initiatives were taken to enhance co-operation and co-ordination with friendly countries based on mutual interests from the commitment to freedom of navigation at sea.The South China Sea has become the focus of recent naval activity. Last week, a British aircraft carrier crossed thirteen million square miles of waterways. In addition, US warships and the Chinese Liberation Army Navy have also conducted exercises.China has been claiming the entire South China Sea as its sovereign territory. The Chinese have created several artificial islands there. Which is largely protected by the deployment of missiles.