New Delhi: Because China started the new year with Ocean and African Indian outreach, India also wanted to increase involvement with the area with the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this weekend to a strategically located commort in the West Indies ocean coincide with the Indian Navy ship visit to the visit the country.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last week Wang would visit Kenya, Eritrea and Comoro from January 4 to 7 before traveling also to Maldives and Sri Lanka.
While his visit to the closest environment will be very supervised by Indian authorities, Wang’s visit to the Small Island of Comoros, northwest of Madagascar, where India has tried to increase attendance, it will also be a significant interest in two neighbors.
crammed for influence.
In fact, it was studied that Indian Navy Ships Ins Kesari will dock in Comoros on January 6, Wang’s day is scheduled to arrive in the country.
INS Kesari has been involved in providing relief materials to countries in this region as part of Indian Sagar Mission and currently docked in Mozambique neighbors.
According to the Indian Navy, as part of a visit, small arms training was carried out by Jesari for Mozambique military personnel.
While the presence of Jesari on the same day was looking more as an incident, it was still an indication of India’s efforts to catch up with the presence of China in the region.
However, while India has diplomatic relations with Comoros since 1976, it still does not have the embassy in the country located at the northern end of Mozambique Channels, the transit center and major security.
Embassy in Madagascar simultaneously accredited to the country.
China opened his embassy in Comoros in 1975.
India’s first high-level visit to Comoros came only in 2019.