Coco Islands


 

Coco Islands: Places in News
 

News: Amid recent reports of suspicious infrastructure upgrades at Myanmar’s Coco Islands, a MQ-9 drone leased by the Indian Navy was seen reconnoitering the nearby areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
 

About Coco Islands:

o The Coco Islands are a part of Yangon region of Myanmar. The islands are located 414 km south of Yangon. They are a group of 5 islands- 4 on Great Coco Reef and another solitary island of Little Coco Reef.
o It is geologically an extended division of the Arakan Mountains or Rakhine Mountains, submerges as a chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal for a long stretch and emerges again in the form of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
o They are part of the same topography as India’s Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
 

Concerns for India:

o There are a huge number of Chinese military technology and men based on these islands.The presence of the Coco islands is a way for Chinese Blue Water Navy to become a reality. It is a part of China's plan to encircle India through Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. 

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