Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan is a resident senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

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The People's Liberation Army Navy Type 055D destroyers Dongguan (nearest to camera) and Anqing. Both ships entered service in March 2026.

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