India made another surprise move, and on the premise that the United States organized various countries to escort the Red Sea, India did not join the ranks. However, India unexpectedly sent five destroyers into the Red Sea on its own, and what was the purpose of India's appearance in this way?
In recent days, tensions have continued around the Red Sea. "The USS Mason destroyer of the US Navy successfully intercepted anti-ship missiles and drones launched by the Houthis in Yemen in the Red Sea," the U.S. Command said. Against this backdrop, India made a surprise move by sending 5 state-of-the-art ** ships to deal with tensions around the Red Sea.
India's five guided missile destroyers are: INS Kolkata, INS Mormugan, INS Visakhapatnam, INS Chennai, and INS Kochi. These will be deployed at the exit of the Red Sea, in the waters off the Yemeni island of Socotra, and in the Arabian Sea to ensure the safety of shipping lanes.
India's unilateral dispatch of five destroyers into the Red Sea has exceeded the current fleet size of any country escorting ships in the Red Sea, but India has not joined the escort team organized by the United States, which is to let the United States and even the world see that India is a regional power in South Asia, and to send escorts on this scale is to prove to the world that India is a world power. In the current situation, India does not want to offend Israel or annoy Iran, but it wants to flex its muscles in front of the world. The bravado of the Red Sea may be just a pose, or a pull for the rest of the world.