Defence Minister Visits Naval Air Station INS Baaz In Andamans
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Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh AVSM, the commander-in-chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), and interacted with the troops there.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday visited INS Baaz, the Indian naval air station under the joint services Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Armed Forces, at Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar Island, Press Trust of India reported quoting defence sources.
He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh AVSM, the commander-in-chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), and interacted with the troops there.
Mr Singh's visit and his interaction with the troops assume importance in light of the growing influence of China in the Indian Ocean region.
INS Baaz overlooks the Strait of Malacca, the sea route through which the majority of Chinese imports pass, and is one of the most important shipping routes in the world both from economic and strategic viewpoints, the sources said.
