04.12.2005, 14:21
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By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW DELHI
India announced Dec. 2 ambitious acquisition plans for its navy and said the new military hardware would give it greater clout in the strategic energy corridors of the Indian Ocean.
It also said the Indian navy, besides constructing or buying ships, submarines and aircraft, was also building ties with countries in the region to expand its blue-water reach in the Indian Ocean.