NEW DELHI: India has declined China's request for permission to allow four of its warships to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 airliner near the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
Indian officials on Thursday said China's request to allow its four warships - including two frigates and a salvage vessel - to enter Indian territorial waters has been "politely turned down" since Indian warships and aircraft are already searching the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea around the 572-island cluster, The Times of India reported.
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