India is beefing up its navy to counter China's increasingly powerful fleet

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• India and China, the world's two most populous countries, have a long history of conflict.
• In recent years, India has been watching China's navy expand into the Indian Ocean.
• Now New Delhi plans to bolster its fleet in order to keep an edge in the ocean it abuts on two sides.

India has watched warily as China's navy has ventured into the Indian Ocean, and now New Delhi plans to expand its navy to keep its edge in the ocean with which it shares a name.

India's navy currently has 140 warships and 220 aircraft, and navy chief Adm. Sunil Lanba said Monday that there are 32 ships and submarines under construction in Indian shipyards

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