Recently, the West has paid attention to the deployment of the PLA's 052D missile destroyers in the Middle East. These ** not only hyped up the "call for help" attitude of the 052D missile destroyer to the Israeli ship, but also hyped up the incident in the same frame of the Gulf of Aden between the Chinese Navy and the US Navy CVN69 USS Eisenhower, trying to highlight the so-called "China ** threat". However, by this time, the Indian Navy had sent a large number of fleets to the waters of the Middle East, virtually supporting the United States.
According to the announcement issued by the Indian Ministry of Defense, a fleet of five missile destroyers and one integrated supply ship was dispatched, along with a coordinated operation of one P-8A Poseidon maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft and the MQ-9B Naval and Air Guardian UAV.
The fleet began escort missions from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Middle East to the waters near India. Obviously, the Indian Navy's large-scale operations have provided solid support to the United States, especially as the United States is actively trying to contain China, and India has quickly rushed to the front line. As a member of the "Quad Alliance," India has cooperated closely with the United States in the "Malabar" joint military exercise and other fields.
In fact, the Malabar joint military exercise was originally held in the Indian Ocean, but in recent years it has gradually moved to the waters of the western Pacific. The U.S. is obviously aiming to put pressure on China through this military exercise, which is also an important part of the U.S. "Indo-Pacific strategy." While exerting pressure on China in a number of areas, the United States has also exerted pressure through military deployments. It is worth mentioning that India has also shown provocations against China, including deliberately causing trouble on the border issue. Now, with the United States actively promoting escort operations in the Red Sea, India has acted decisively and demonstrated close cooperation with the United States.
The so-called "Prosperity Defenders" joint escort operation was led by the United States and targeted Yemen's Houthi rebels. In fact, Yemen's Houthi forces are targeting Israel and its associated vessels in a blockade and do not restrict access to and from the Red Sea for ships from other countries. In order to defend Israel's interests, the United States organized this so-called "Prosperity Guardian" joint escort operation, trying to get other countries to "endorse" Israel. However, the only countries that actually participated in the escort were the support of Britain and Greece, and other Western countries did not obey the command of the United States at all and carried out escort operations on their own.
Yemen's Houthis are not simple, and they insist on blockading Israel in the face of aggressive posture by the United States. If the Indian Navy dares to provoke, it is clear that the Yemeni Houthis will not relent. The Houthis are equipped with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to defend against all kinds of provocations. The Houthis are so strong that they have already caused the anti-Houthi army to "lose their armor". Because of this, the Indian fleet did not dare to enter the waters of the Red Sea, but only dared to carry out missions in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the waters near India.