After US, France, South Korea, Singapore & Australia, India now looking to ink military logistics pact with Japan

继美国、法国、韩国、新加坡和澳大利亚之后，印度正寻求与日本签署军事后勤协议

NEW DELHI: India is fast inking reciprocal military logistics pacts with like-minded countries to extend its strategic and naval operational reach in the entire Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and beyond, with an eye firmly on ’s expansionist behavior in the Indo-Pacific.

新德里：印度正与志同道合的国家签署互惠军事后勤协议，以扩大其在整个印度洋地区乃至更远地区的战略和海军行动范围，同时密切关注在印度-太平洋地区的行为。

After similar agreements with the US, France, South Korea and Singapore, it was India’s turn to ink the mutual logistics support arrangement (MLSA) with Australia during the virtual summit between the two PMs on Thursday.

继与美国、法国、韩国和新加坡签署类似协议后，周四在两国领导人的线上峰会上，印度与澳大利亚签署了《共同后勤支持协议》(MLSA)。

That’s not all. India is set to ink a military logistics pact with Japan next, while similar agreements with Russia and UK are also being negotiated, said sources. “The MLSA will enable our warships to get refueling from Australian tankers on the high seas, while also availing of berthing, maintenance and storage facilities at Australian naval bases. It will, of course, be on a reciprocal basis,” said a source.

不止于此，消息人士称，印度下一步将与日本签署军事后勤协议，同时与俄罗斯和英国也在商谈类似协议。消息人士称：“签署MLSA后，印度军舰能在公海上通过澳大利亚油轮加油，使用澳大利亚海军基地的停泊、维护和储存设施。当然，这是在互惠基础上的。”

The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) inked with the US in 2016 similarly gives India refueling facilities and access to American bases in Djibouti, Diego Garcia, Guam and Subic Bay.

2016年印度与美国签署的后勤交换备忘录(LEMOA)，印度可以使用美国的燃料补给设施，并允许印度军舰进入美国在吉布提、迭戈加西亚、关岛和苏比克湾的基地。

The one inked with France in 2018, in turn, also extends the Indian Navy’s reach in south-western IOR due to French bases in the Reunion Islands near Madagascar and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.

2018年与法国签署的协议，也扩大了印度海军在印度洋西南部的影响力，法国在靠近非洲之角马达加斯加和吉布提的留尼汪群岛有军事基地。

“The MLSA with Australia will help us to extend the reach of our warships in southern IOR as well as the Western Pacific region. The region south of the Indonesian Straits is also important for us,” said the source.

消息人士称:“与澳大利亚的MLSA协议将帮助我们扩大印度军舰在南印度洋和西太平洋地区的活动范围。印尼海峡以南地区对我们也很重要。”

The pacts are crucial for India in the backdrop of fast expanding its strategic footprint in the IOR after its first overseas military base at Djibouti became operational in August 2017.

2017年8月，在吉布提的首个海外军事基地投入使用，在印度洋区域战略影响迅速扩大，在这种背景下，这些协议对印度至关重要。

, of course, also has access to Karachi and Gwadar ports in Pakistan for turnaround facilities for its submarines and warships. It is also trying for military bases in Cambodia, Vanuatu and other countries to further consolidate its presence in the Indo-Pacific.

可以使用巴基斯坦的卡拉奇和瓜达尔港，为其潜艇和军舰提供补给。还试图在柬埔寨、瓦努阿图等国家建立军事基地，以进一步巩固其在印度-太平洋地区的存在。

Closer to India, has six to eight warships deployed in the IOR at any given time. Furiously modernizing its naval forces, from long-range nuclear ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles to submarines and aircraft carriers, has commissioned well over 80 warships in the last six years.

在靠近印度的地区，随时都有6到8艘军舰部署在印度洋地区。从远程核弹道导弹、反舰巡航导弹到潜艇和航空母舰，海军正在大力现代化，在过去六年中，已经服役了80多艘军舰。

Though India is yet to formally invite Australia to join the trilateral Malabar naval exercise it conducts with the US and Japan, India is steadily cranking up its bilateral military engagements with the country.

尽管印度尚未正式邀请澳大利亚参加其与美国和日本举行的马拉巴尔三边海军演习，但印度正稳步加强与澳大利亚的双边军事接触。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Ashish Kumar

now is on boil for sure

现在肯定要气坏了

Dual Rock

Good that I did not buy any Car

我没买过车

Raj

No need to buy cars at all

There are much better models and better quality

Japanese / Mahindra / .....

不要买车，有更好的选择，比如日系车、或者国产的马恒达

Usindiajap

With these agreements, no need to set up bases on foreign soil, just leverage each others. Wonderful. There is a big lesson for Rogue if it is willing to learn

有了这些协议，我们就没有必要在外国建立基地了，太棒了。对而言，这是一个大教训。

Divine Democracy

This is whats is called MAKE INDIA GREAT

这就是所谓的“让印度变得伟大”

Tony Stark

And who said that our PM is not working???

谁说我们的总理不作为?

HappyTimes User

Good initiative and india have to make strong relationship with other countries. This can help India in many ways.

做得好，印度必须与其他国家建立牢固的关系，这样可以在方方面面帮助印度。

Manohar Sharma

Modi is proved a GREAT Leader.

莫迪是一位伟大的领袖。

Anup Dubey

Some people might disagree with Modijis policies but I think even they would agree that he is persistent....

有些人可能不认同莫迪的政策，不过他们也认为莫迪很执着…

Desh Premi

Pappu is silent. May be this is beyond his IQ to know what is happening.

拉胡尔不吭声了，也许这超出了他的理解范围，他不知道发生了什么事。

B1lla Rnnnginn

Thanks to covid no travel. Else feku will spend crores only to go there in person.

多亏爆发了疫情，没法出国，否则莫迪将花费数千万卢比，亲自前往澳大利亚签署协议。

Arjun Prabhu

PM Modi is doing what the Congress government should have done between 1947-1987 !.

莫迪总理正在做的事情，国大党政府在1947-1987年间就应该做的!

jana2504

Congress decided to be subservient to for money in return.

为了钱，国大党决定向屈服。

The Nationalist

Once Japan,Korea, Taiwan ruled the electronics market . Time has come they should support India to stop Dragon .

日本、韩国曾经主导电子市场，是时候支持印度了。

GlobalCitizen

By buying you’re hurting India. Boycott for life!

购买货等于伤害印度。终生抵制货!

Roopa Saryu

Please tell everyone you know not to buy .

请告诉你认识的每个人不要买货。

Sunny Roy

Pakistan should have begging bowl countries together called B-7 countries. Whose PM begging shamelessly around the World to feed it's own people.

巴基斯坦应该把所有乞讨国家组织起来，称之为B-7国家。他们的总理无耻地在全世界乞讨，以养活自己的人民。

Nick Mao

Another master stroke by Modi govt.

莫迪政府的又一杰作

Nasim Bashir

Modi is no good for India terrorising all neighbours

莫迪恐吓所有邻国，对印度没有好处的

Roopa Saryu

I hope you are a Pakistani and not Indian

希望你是巴基斯坦人，不是印度人

Siv Sarkar

As long as Modiji is the Prime Minister of India, we will remain secured. Jay Ho Modiji!

只要莫迪还是印度总理，我们就安全无虞。莫迪必胜!

Hindutva Land

needs to be taught a lesson.

应该给一个教训。