India aims for a 200-ship navy to counter China and Pakistan
India’s ambition to grow its navy past 200 ships within the next decade has taken on fresh urgency as China expands the world’s largest naval fleet and Pakistan adds advanced Chinese-built attack submarines, heightening New Delhi’s anxieties in the Indian Ocean. Analysts see this month’s commissioning of the stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri and submarine…
Why it matters: This adds another read on how maritime pressure, access, and deterrence are shifting in public view. South Asia links continental rivalry to the maritime logic of the wider Asia-Pacific region.