UN authorizes Indian Navy to enter Somali waters in 'hot pursuit' of pirates

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The Indian navy has been given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC has learnt.

The UN approval authorises India to go in "hot pursuit" of pirates, naval sources told the BBC.

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"The UN approval which allows Indian warships to enter Somali waters has been conveyed to us recently," a naval source told the BBC.

"We can now enter the Somali territorial waters under certain circumstances. It would be only to check piracy," he said.

India has called for greater co-operation between foreign navies to tackle the piracy threat.

Sources said India would be working along with the navies of the countries in the Indian Ocean region.

According to some reports, the Indian navy is also planning to send at least one more warship to the Gulf of Aden.

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India deployed INS Tabar in the Gulf of Aden on 23 October, and it has escorted 35 ships safely through the "pirate-infested waters", the navy says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7741287.stm

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

suddenly it's a bad time to be a pirate.

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Go India!!

[almaty 19]

India world naval power, ftw!!!!!!!

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India world naval power, ftw!!!!!!!

i wouldn't go that far.

lol.

[almaty 19]

hey, it helps their morale....so be it..

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HAL 9000 offers his assistance to India's Navy. Pirate scum.

[almaty 19]

they look like they are ready for you...

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they look like they are ready for you...

* COMPUTERIZED PIRATE VOICE *

I will disconnect them from life support. Sink 'er ships!

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HAL 9000 offers his assistance to India's Navy. Pirate scum.

i'm not sure they'll need it.

The Indian Navy (IN), the world’s fifth largest navy, is a well-balanced three-dimensional force consisting of sophisticated missile-capable warships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers, advanced submarines and the latest aircraft in its inventory.

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What do they mean by 'three dimensional'??

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go india!

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HAL 9000 offers his assistance to India's Navy. Pirate scum.

i'm not sure they'll need it.

The Indian Navy (IN), the world's fifth largest navy, is a well-balanced three-dimensional force consisting of sophisticated missile-capable warships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers, advanced submarines and the latest aircraft in its inventory.

link

HAL 9000 can run one of India's Advanced Technology Vessels remotely when they are commissioned in 2010.

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What do they mean by 'three dimensional'??

Air=aircraft carries

Surface=surface warships

Undersea=subs

I rather more regional powers step up do something instead of waiting for Uncle Sam to do everything. Freedom of the seas is a more clear-cut issue than getting involved in messy conflicts on land.

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What do they mean by 'three dimensional'??

Air=aircraft carries

Surface=surface warships

Undersea=subs

OIC.

Thanks!