印度像其他國家一樣開始重建艦隊
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is speeding upa navy modernization program and leaning on its neighbors to curb Chinesesubmarine activity in the Indian Ocean, as nations in the region becomeincreasingly jittery over Beijing's growing undersea prowess.
新德里（路透社）——印度正加快海軍現代化項目進程，並依賴鄰國抑制中國潛艇在印度洋的活動，因爲該地區的國家越來越對中國海軍不斷增長的實力感到擔憂。
Just months after a stand-off along thedisputed border dividing India and China in the Himalayas, Chinese submarineshave shown up in Sri Lanka, the island nation off India's southern coast. Chinahas also strengthened ties with the Maldives, the Indian Ocean archipelago.
在中印兩國在邊界有爭議地區發生僵持的幾個月後，中國潛艇現在又出現在了斯里蘭卡，中國還加強了同馬爾代夫的關係。China's moves reflect its determination tobeef up its presence in the Indian Ocean, through which four-fifths of its oilimports pass, and coincides with escalating tension in the disputed South ChinaSea, where Beijing's naval superiority has rattled its neighbors.
中國的這些舉動表明了想加強自己在印度洋的影響力的決心，中國五分之四的石油進口經過印度洋，與此同時，在南海問題上，中國又與其他國家關係緊張，其在南海的軍事優勢讓周邊鄰國感到緊張。
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governmenthas ordered an accelerated tendering process to build six conventionaldiesel-electric submarines at an estimated cost of 500 billion rupees ($8.1billion), in addition to six similar submarines that French firm DCNS isassembling in Mumbai port to replace a nearly 30-year-old fleet hit by a run ofaccidents.
莫迪政府已經要求加快招標進程以建造6艘傳統的柴油電動潛艇，預計成本爲81億美元，此外還有六艘類似的潛艇正由法國的艦艇建造局在孟買港進行安裝，以替代印度30年曆史之久的、多次發生意外的潛艇部隊。The country's first indigenously built nuclearsubmarine - loaded with nuclear-tipped missiles and headed for sea trials thismonth - joins the fleet in late 2016. In the meantime, India is in talks withRussia to lease a second nuclear-propelled submarine, navy officials toldReuters.
印度首款自主建造的核動力潛艇將在2016年底加入部隊，可安裝核彈頭導彈，並已經於本月進行海試。印度目前正與俄羅斯談判想向俄羅斯租第二艘核動力潛艇，海軍官員對路透社說。Elsewhere in the region, Australia isplanning to buy up to 12 stealth submarines from Japan, while Vietnam plans toacquire as many as four additional Kilo-class submarines to add to its currentfleet of two. Taiwan is seeking U.S. technology to build up its own submarinefleet.
而該地區的其他國家比如澳洲正計劃向日本購買12艘隱形潛艇。而越南計劃再購買四艘基洛級潛艇，目前已經有兩艘。臺灣也希望獲得美國的技術以建造自己的潛艇部隊。Japan, locked in a dispute with China overislands claimed by both nations, is increasing its fleet of diesel-electricattack submarines to 22 from 16 over the next decade or so.
而與中國有島嶼爭端的日本計劃在未來10年左右將現有的16艘柴油電動攻擊型潛艇增加到22艘。
