Days before India’s missile test, Chinese spy ship enters Indian Ocean


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New Delhi: Days ahead of a planned missile test by India, a Chinese spy ship named Yuan Wang VI — capable of tracking such tests — has entered the Indian Ocean. The missile is likely to be fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha between 10 and 11 November, for which India has already issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen). It is understood that India may test the submarine-launched ballistic missile K-4, meant for the country’s indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). Leading open source intelligence expert Damien Symon, running the popular Twitter handle @detresfa_ ,...