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To: lorne who wrote (35451)	6/16/1999 1:11:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116764

Interesting Post by Vronsky on Gold Eagle at 11:28 Hi Lorne, Possible Serious Trouble In Asia & The Middle-East gold-eagle.com Sounds like the sh*t is about to hit the fan again. :-(( John

To: lorne who wrote (35451)	6/16/1999 4:09:00 PM
From: Alex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Naval build-up by Pakistan India ready to meet sea-borne attack By Dinesh Kumar The Times of India News Service NEW DELHI: Declaring that the Indian Navy had been put on high alert in the western theatre (Arabian Sea), Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said that this had been done to ensure that the Kargil conflict did not spill over into the seas. ''The Pakistani navy has been building up its force levels for some time. It has been in a state of very high alert since June 11. Although it has currently adopted a defensive posture, it is in a position to launch an offensive at short notice,'' he said in an interview to The Times of India here. ''We view the Pakistani army action in Kargil as not an infiltration, but rather a well-planned act of aggression. We assessed it could have a deeper implication like forcing a maritime dimension. We did not want to be surprised at sea, and so have taken necessary precautions and are currently maintaining a defensive posture to prevent any Pakistani misadventure,'' he said. Regarding the Navy's conscious decision to hold the bi-annual naval exercises in the Arabian Sea, he said, ''We have rapidly built up our combat capability in the western theatre by placing on alert all our field formations, by increasing the levels of surveillance and by shifting strike elements from the eastern command (in Visakhapatnam) to the Arabian Sea,'' he said. ''You will appreciate that while Pakistan has a coast line of about 1,000 km, our coastline extends almost 8,000 km. Although our main focus is on the northern Arabian Sea, we cannot neglect other portions,'' Adm. Kumar observed. Declaring that the Coast Guard had been placed under the operational command of the Navy, he said, ''the Coast Guard is now being tasked by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.'' Asked how he assessed the Pakistan navy's capability, Adm. Kumar replied, ''As a polo player, I have always realised two things. Firstly, never underestimate the opponent and, secondly, it is anticipation and team work that finally decides the ''chukker'' in a polo match. There is no doubt the Pakistan navy has a strong sea denial capability. But our combat capability even without the aircraft carrier INS Viraat to control the situation at sea is adequate.'' He added that the carrier could be recalled from the dry dock at short notice. About the operations in Kargil, Adm. Kumar said that the three service chiefs were acting in unison. ''Tri-service coordination is at its peak and we have been meeting up to three to four times a day,'' he said. timesofindia.com