Indian Ocean

What the Chinese Spy Ship tells us about India’s growing security challenges

Earlier this month, a Chinese survey ship Yuan Wang VI entered the Indian Ocean, apparently, to track the Indian missile…

2 years ago

India and Iran bat for secure Indian Ocean Region to promote trade and connectivity

The importance of the Indian Ocean, its straits and waterways for the continued growth of all nations, especially the regional…

2 years ago

Indian warship anchors in Seychelles, key to New Delhi’s foothold in western Indian Ocean

The Indian Navy is participating in a two-week exercise being conducted by the world's largest multinational naval partnership, Combined Maritime…

2 years ago

India’s SAGAR doctrine takes wings with INS Satpura’s visit to Fiji

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura's "brief but impactful" goodwill visit to Fiji concluded on Sunday as it departed Suva for…

2 years ago

Maldives and US launch counter-terrorism exercise in Male

<p> The US and the Maldives have kick-started the ‘Tempest Wind 2022’ joint counter-terrorism exercise from August 7 to 18.…

2 years ago

Be vigilant and protect Indian Ocean as challenges increase in region, NSA Doval tells Multi-Agency Maritime Security Group

<p> <strong>Calling it "a great asset" to India, the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Thursday that the…

2 years ago

India digs its heels in the Indian Ocean with Navy chief’s visit to Maldives and Seychelles

<p>  </p> <p> <strong>With the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R Hari Kumar choosing Maldives and now Seychelles as…

3 years ago

Jolted by X-Press Pearl ship disaster, Sri Lanka seeks Australia’s help to set up maritime safety watchdog

<p> <strong>Following the MV X-Press Pearl disaster, Sri Lanka today announced that Australia will assist the island nation in developing…

3 years ago

Russia’s security chief Patrushev lands in Sri Lanka to rekindle Moscow’s romance with South Asia

<p> <strong>Russia's revitalized defence cooperation with Sri Lanka is likely to get a fillip as Secretary of the Russian Security…

3 years ago

With oil and gas at stake, Kenya and Somalia are at loggerheads after ICJ verdict

<p> <strong>By <img height="1" src="file:///C:/Users/Dell/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" width="1" />Ateet Sharma and Mahua Venkatesh</strong></p> <p> <strong>The battle lines are being drawn afresh in the…

3 years ago

Why do swarms of sardines swim to their death in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean?

<p> <strong>Described as the biggest migration event of the world and called the Sardine Run, it has always fascinated and…

3 years ago

INS Dhruv first India-made ship that can track enemy satellites, missiles to join Navy fleet this month

<p> INS Dhruv, the first made-in-India ship that can track enemy satellites and ballistic missiles, is ready to be commissioned…

3 years ago