Tensions between China and India have intensified after the Indian Navy released footage of a new military drill. In the video, an anti-ship missile obliterates a decomissioned frigate somewhere in the Arabian Sea. The video, posted on Twitter, was accompanied with a claim: \"Strike First. Strike Hard.\"<\/p>\n
India is understood to have used the latest drill to send a strong signal to China, demonstrating the country's combat readiness in the Indian Ocean where it is challenged by Beijing.<\/p>\n
The video shows the warship Prabal corvette sinking an old, decommissioned frigate with a KH-35 Uran anti-ship missile launched at maximum range \"with deadly accuracy\".<\/p>\n
India has ramped up its war-readiness in recent weeks, such as testing the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target.<\/p>\n
They have also tested the Shaurya strategic missile, Nag anti-tank guided missile, and the Rudram-1 anti-radiation missile system.<\/p>\n
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In total, India has test fired a dozen missiles in just 45 days.<\/p>\n
While it did not mention China by name, Indias Ministry of Defense stressed that given the prevailing security situation the Indian navy would continue maintaining a high-tempo of operations in coming months\".<\/p>\n
The Indian media has portrayed these latest tests as a warning to Beijing amid an ongoing border dispute with China.<\/p>\n
The relationship between China and India worsened after tensions flared up earlier this year at the disputed border, known as the Line of Actual Control, in the Himalayan region.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As a result of the fighting, 20 Indian soldiers were killed while China has refused to not confirm the number of casualties on its side.<\/p>\n
The two nations have held several rounds of high-level talks in an attempt to secure a peaceful resolution to the stand-off.<\/p>\n
Currently, both India and China have maintained a confrontational position along the disputed border in the remote region.<\/p>\n
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Earlier this week, Beijing issued its own military warning after firing \"dozens of missiles\" in a terrifying two-day exercise.<\/p>\n
An official Chinese outlet said air-to-air missiles were launched during a two-day military exercise on Hainan Island this week.<\/p>\n
The drill took place in the South China Sea and wasorganised by the naval force of the Southern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army.<\/p>\n
China claims it has a historic right of ownership to almost the entire South China Sea, despite a 2016 international arbitration ruling saying Beijing's claim had no legal basis under international law.<\/p>\n
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