The opening of the Maritime Freedom Campaign of the warship through EEZ India helps the BIDEN government show the United States returned to the international arena.
Only a month after the quartet's summit of the US, India, Japan and Australia, the relationship between Washington and New Delhi suddenly became tense, when an American battleship performed a free patrol campaign
The Fonop campaign took place during the US envoy John Kerry was a three-day visit in New Delhi, to promote the country to act strongly to prevent climate change.
Although uncomfortable by the surprise of the Fonop campaign, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 9 only reacted peacefully by referring to this is an unauthorized action and added that their concerns were moved to
In response, US officials say their ship simply "affirms to travel and maritime freedom" by implementing the "harmless travel activity" through the Indian waters.
US Navy USS John Paul Jones passes through Persian Gulf October 102020.
Fleet 7 of the US Navy on April 7 shows the printer "confirmed the rights and freedom of maritime" in EEZ of India, by conducting a destroyer of navigation missiles USS John Paul
"Permission permission" that the US Navy is the source of this tension between the two countries.
However, the US announced that they did not agree with India and said that New Delhi's statement "is not suitable for international laws".
On the surface, New Delhi's opposition towards American actions and Washington does not acknowledge India's policies that such Fonop campaigns need to ask for permission first.
"Not just Fonop, which makes New Delhi more uncomfortable than the American Navy", Sameer Patil, a member of the International Security Research Program at Gateway House in Mumbai, said.
Data from the US Navy showed that this force has repeatedly implemented Fonop on Indians since 1985 to protest New Delhi's maritime claims.
Observers argue that US Fonop campaign is noticeable but not rare.
In mid-October 2019 and September 920, the United States "challenged overgraded maritime claims" of 19 countries, including Japan and South Korea.
Patil said silently performing similar activities may not be enough to Washington and the extensive announcement of this Fonop campaign is considered an important sign that the Joe Biden government is restoring the role of America like
"Under Donald Trump, the US-oriented trend has stumbled many criticisms. These Fonop campaigns are a sign that the US is fulfilling its commitment and is returning to the global stage," he said.
In the announcement on April 7, the US said such Fonop activities "do not target a country or make a specific political statement."
Rachel Esplin Odell, a member of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Research Institute in Washington, posted on Twitter that despite the announcement of the US, Washington still "choose the goal" when conducting the Fonop campaign.
Some analysts also believe that the US Fonop campaign can make New Delhi to reveal the "Achilles heel" in front of China.
The analyst Patil said did not exclude the possibility of China to conduct maritime freedom activities in EEZ India similar to the United States, but believe that "If conducting, they will face a harsh reaction from India, not
Manoj Joshi, member of Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, written on The Quint that American actions can also send signals to China.
"Beijing is announced that it is not too worried about US Fonop campaigns in the South China Sea, because it is a US global routine practice to challenge countries, even allies like India, but
American, Indian, Australian and Japanese aircraft carriers exercise in Arabia in November 2020.
Although Patil said that New Delhi would be "uncomfortable" and realized that Washington "still did not understand Indian sensitivity", the bilateral relationship was given no long-term damage.
The two countries recently wished to flourish in relations.
The Ministry of Fourth Leadership Conference also brought the two countries closer.
However, some analysts are still concerned that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not like the current situation, when the US campaign is overwhelmed on Indian communications, making many people skeptical about the reaction of