China is again doing snowfall, what is its intention through surveillance ship in Maldives and Indian Ocean?

Chinese military research-survey-surveillance ship Jiang Yang Hong 3 is currently anchored at Male port. Now another sister ship Jiang Yang Hong 01 is moving towards the Bay of Bengal to monitor the eastern seaboard of India. The maritime traffic website links both surveillance vessels in the Indian Ocean region with the pro-China Muizu government in the Maldives allowing the spy ship to dock in Male. Since the 01 ship has no listed destination, intelligence inputs indicate that the spy ship will approach a Sri Lankan port for Operational Turnaround (OTR).

Even though Sri Lanka last announced a one-year moratorium against survey vessels effective December 22, 2023, inputs indicate the ship may dock at Colombo port with the Ranil Wickremesinghe government under pressure to allow the docking. . Both the ships are being monitored by the Indian Navy. According to maritime security experts, the direct purpose of these ships is to conduct hydrography and hydrological surveys for future PLA Navy submarine operations in the IOR.

The presence of Chinese spy ships off the eastern seaboard of India could also be to monitor the missile firing at Balasore test. Range in addition to picking up the signature of the Indian nuclear ballistic missile carrying submarine located near Visakhapatnam. India currently has three nuclear-powered ballistic missile carrying submarines and the third is currently undergoing deep sea trials.