{"id":33596,"date":"2018-10-30T13:08:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T07:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33596"},"modified":"2018-10-30T13:08:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T07:38:57","slug":"singapore-offers-india-logistical-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/singapore-offers-india-logistical-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore offers India logistical base\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/singapore-offers-india-logistical-base\/article21135091.ece\"><strong>Singapore offers India logistical base<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India and Singapore 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Defence ministerial dialogue<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India and Singapore agreed on greater cooperation and activity in the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea even as the two countries concluded a wide ranging naval agreement for maritime cooperation including logistical support, during the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> defence ministerial dialogue<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Naval cooperation<\/strong>: The two countries concluded a bilateral agreement for naval cooperation, which includes maritime security, joint exercises and temporary deployments from the naval facilities of each other and mutual logistical support. The agreement would give the Navy the ability for extended deployments in the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises): <\/strong>It is a joint naval exercise b\/w Indian and Singapore navies. Latest edition i.e. SIMBEX 17, was held in South China Sea in May 2017<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Singapore accepted India\u2019s proposal to institutionalise naval engagements in the shared maritime space, including setting up maritime exercises with like-minded countries and other ASEAN partners<\/li>\n<li>The two countries also agreed to explore joints projects in research and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agreement assumes significance as the strait is considered a critical choke point for global commerce and is seen by China as a vulnerability for its energy security. The development is likely to be followed closely by Beijing<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/base.jpg?resize=565%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/base.jpg?w=565&amp;ssl=1 565w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/base.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/base.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Changi Naval base<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sea.jpg?resize=534%2C357\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sea.jpg?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sea.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/sea.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Strait of Malacca &amp; Andaman Sea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring Chinese activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Early this year, the Indian Navy permanently deployed a frontline warship at the mouth of the strait to keep an eye on the increasing Chinese movements in the Indian Ocean as part of its mission-based deployment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore offers India logistical base\u00a0 Context India and Singapore 2nd Defence ministerial dialogue What has happened? 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