From Information Dissemination:
I was encouraged to read Nitin Pai's article in the Mail, because an expert voice on the Indian position regarding piracy in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean is a lot harder to come by in the Indian press than you might think.
But as far as tracking what the Indian Navy is doing since being allowed to commit forces to operations off Somalia, the details are a bit fuzzy. INS Tabar (F44), a modern Talwar class frigate, might be stealthy by warships standards but MK 0 eyeballs have been watching the ship operate in the region for a few weeks now. The Times of India confirmed the presence of INS Tabar (F44) on Friday, and suggested reinforcements are on the way.
Sources said another warship has now been dispatched from Mumbai to replace INS Tabar, a Talwar-class guided-missile stealth frigate, which was already patrolling the Gulf of Aden to protect "Indian interests" in this "strategic choke point" of the Indian Ocean Region.
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My Comment: It is impressive that a large armada has assembled off the coast of Somalia. But if no one is going to do anything .... one can then answer .... what is the point.
For this exercise to be successful, bloodshed will need to be shed .... but I doubt that any unity will come from the different powers that are now present in Somali waters.