Expanding Indian Navy Key to Detering China in Region, Says Panel

Boosting India’s naval capabilities is one of the best ways the United States can counter Beijing’s rising power in the Indian Ocean, an expert in South Asian security said Wednesday. Speaking at the Stimson Center, Christopher Clary, who teaches at the University of Albany, said Washington would be “least conflicted about [the Indian navy] finding and destroying” Chinese warship if crisis turned to conflict. India is already a “naval nuclear power,” he added. India has two ballistic missile submarines in its fleet and a third under construction. Its K-4 sea-launched intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile remains in the testing stage. News