TNN, Beijing :India’s submarine crisis comes just around the time China has begun arming two other neighbors, Pakistan and Bangladesh, with submarines. China has also introduced new nuclear submarines that have caused a flutter in Washington.Jane’s weekly quoting a senior Pakistani official says China is set to sell up to six submarines to Pakistan by end of 2014. China has also signed an agreement with Pakistan to sell two Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines to Bangladesh, reports from Dhaka said recently. The New Age newspaper said the deal was valued $206 million. China has promised to deliver the submarines to Bangladesh Navy by 2019.”Technical details are almost done. The present discussions are mainly about the financing details,” a senior Pakistan official told Jane’s. The journal said a second Pakistani government official confirmed that “the contract is at an advanced stage and discussions won’t linger on for too long.
