{"id":78818,"date":"2022-08-01T00:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T04:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78818"},"modified":"2022-08-01T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T23:40:48","slug":"india-raises-the-scheduled-visit-of-chinese-research-vessel-yuan-wang-5-to-hambantota-with-president-ranil-wickremesinghethe-matter-was-raised-at-the-highest-level-by-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=78818","title":{"rendered":"India raises the scheduled visit of Chinese research vessel \u2018Yuan Wang 5\u2019 to Hambantota with President Ranil Wickremesinghe,the matter \u201cwas raised at the highest level by the Indian side,\u201d an official source in Colombo tells “The Hindu”"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Meera Srinivasan<\/strong><\/p>\n

India has raised the scheduled visit of a Chinese research vessel to a Sri Lankan port with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, after the Ministry of Defence in Colombo confirmed the ship\u2019s arrival, despite New Delhi giving a \u201cclear message\u201d on its concerns. <\/p>\n

While there is no official statement so far from either the Indian mission in Colombo, or the President\u2019s office in this regard, the matter \u201cwas raised at the highest level by the Indian side,\u201d an official source in Colombo, familiar with the development, told The Hindu on Monday. <\/p>\n

Following media reports last week of \u2018Yuan Wang 5\u2019 \u2014 a Chinese vessel involved in space and satellite tracking \u2014 calling at Sri Lanka\u2019s southern Hambantota Port, the Ministry of Defence denied such a vessel was arriving. However, taking back its denial within days, the ministry said last weekend that it had cleared the vessel\u2019s entry into the Chinese-built Hambantota Port, where it would dock from August 11 to 17.<\/p>\n

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The confirmation not only sparked serious concern in New Delhi, but also raised eyebrows in Colombo too, coming two days after Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi\u2019s media remarks that India \u201ccarefully monitors any development having a bearing on its security and economic interests\u201d. China has defended the ship\u2019s visit and asked \u201crelevant parties\u201d to \u201crefrain from interfering\u201d with its \u201clegitimate maritime activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of Sri Lanka\u2019s political opposition on Monday commented on the vessel\u2019s scheduled arrival, and urged the government not to \u201caccentuate\u201d India\u2019s strategic concerns, especially at a time when Colombo is counting on urgent economic assistance from both New Delhi and Beijing to tide over the island\u2019s economic crisis.<\/p>\n

Referring to a report in the local Daily Mirror, opposition parliamentarian Harsha de Silva said in a tweet on Monday: \u201cI fervently hope the \u2018highest level\u2019 (as mentioned) will resolve this before getting out of hand. India and China are dependable friends and we certainly don\u2019t need to change that. Specially now when we desperately need both to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The opposition Tamil National Alliance, too, weighed in on the development in a series of tweets. \u201cChinese space-craft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 entering the Hambantota harbour on 11 August has again given rise to tensions in the region. We do not take sides with regard to power struggles between other countries. But we have also consistently stated that China\u2019s military presence in the Indian ocean would give India a legitimate Defence concern and that SL should not accentuate that by providing space for Chinese military presence in SL,\u201d the Alliance said. <\/p>\n

Courtesy;The Hindu<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Meera Srinivasan India has raised the scheduled visit of a Chinese research vessel to a Sri Lankan port with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, after the Ministry of Defence in Colombo confirmed the ship\u2019s arrival, despite New Delhi giving a \u201cclear message\u201d on its concerns. While there is no official statement so far from either the …<\/p>\n

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