Description:
"In a big boost to bilateral defence cooperation, Myanmar is set to soon commission its first-ever submarine after it is formally handed over by India.The impending transfer of the Russian-origin INS Sindhuvir is part of India’s continuing policy to counter China’s strategic inroads into Myanmar. The 3,000-tonne INS Sindhuvir may be 31 years old but it has undergone regular refits in India and Russiak being undertaken on the diesel-electric boat at Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam..."
Source/publisher:
"The Times of India" (Oslo)
Date of Publication:
2019-12-09
Date of entry:
2019-12-09
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar, China, India
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good