Indian authorities were tracking the movements of at least five militia boats, said sources. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI/HANOI - Boats belonging to a Chinese maritime militia approached an area where navies of India and Asean countries were taking part in drills in the South China Sea, two Indian sources said on Monday.
They were in the Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone when the Chinese boats moved towards them, the Indian sources said.The Indian authorities were tracking the movements of at least five militia boats, according to the sources, who did not wish to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to the media.Mr Ray Powell, who leads Project Myoushu on the South China Sea at Stanford University, said the boats belong to the Qiong Sansha Yu militia fleet in the area.
“So it’s likely that the exercise was interrupted... the pattern was broken and some had to change their directions,” she told Reuters.
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