China’s ‘covert’ Maldives observatory raises red flags in India, poses threat to safety and freedom of Indian Ocean sea lanes

China's 'covert' Maldives observatory raises red flags in India, poses threat to safety and freedom of Indian Ocean sea lanes FP Staff Maldives opposition has claimed that China is building a joint observatory station there, with military capabilities and provisions for a submarine base. The post China's 'covert' Maldives observatory raises red flags in India, poses threat to safety and freedom of Indian Ocean sea lanes appeared first on Firstpost. FirstPost