US naval intrusion exposes India’s political weakness

Update of 4/21/2021: Just came across this article in defense of U.S. naval intrusion: America and India Need a Little Flexibility at Sea. The arguments like this has been done almost routinely and frequently by the U.S. Navy "at least since 1992" as part of the "freedom of navigation operation (commonly referred to as a FONOP)" are not too convincing. Just because it was done in the past does not mean it is  still a smart policy going forward as the new threat from the hegemonic Communist Party of China is coming into more focus!

What the heck is the cognitively impaired 46. President of the United States doing? Was this unnecessary provocation of the special relationship and an important strategic ally necessary?

They say Mr. Biden's very long political career is littered with foreign policy blunders! This one might well be added to his record!

"... The USS John Paul Jones ‘asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, inside India’s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India’s prior consent ...
Curiously, the ‘international law’ the statement refers to is the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which the US hasn’t signed up to because it disagrees with certain provisions. ...
Evidently, the 7th Fleet’s incursion into India’s EEZ wasn’t impulsive or accidental and very likely had clearance from higher US authorities, naval or political. ..."

US naval intrusion exposes India’s political weakness | The Strategist In a move that has deeply embarrassed the Indian government, a guided missile destroyer from the US 7th Fleet transgressed into India’s exclusive economic zone on 7 April. Later that day, the fleet commander issued a statement saying, ‘This freedom of navigation operation (“FONOP”) upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognised in international law by challenging India’s excessive maritime claims.’