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In geopolitics, the relationship between India and China is a crucial axis that shapes regional dynamics and global balances of power. As India grapples with a landscape marked by strategic complexities and asymmetries vis-à-vis...

  Navy Day celebrations this year will be held at the iconic Sindhudurg Fort off the Maharashtra coast, built by Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the 17th century. This is in continuance of the...

  Navy Day in India is celebrated on the 4th of December every year. This day is observed to commemorate the Indian Navy’s successful attack on the Karachi harbour, which played a crucial role in...

  From 1991 to 2020, the Indian Navy underwent a remarkable transformation, evolving from a force focused on protecting India's immediate periphery to one capable of projecting power in the Indo-Pacific. The driving force behind...

The rapid evolution of technology in the maritime sector has compelled major navies worldwide to embrace emerging and disruptive technologies more frequently. Recent advancements in naval combat systems have significantly impacted various key capabilities,...

  “No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power, and conversely, very few rebellions of Maritime Provinces have succeeded without acquiring sea power,” said noted American maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. As the...

After the setting afloat of the S-81 ‘Isaac Peral’ submarine in 2021 and the harbour and sea trials tests achieved since that day, the Spanish Navy received the submarine from Navantia in an event...

In our unending pursuit of knowledge, humanity is drawn to the mysteries beneath the ocean’s surface—an exploration frontier akin to both the cosmos and our planet’s origins. As we delve into this aquatic enigma,...

  Regional Complexity: In 2018, the United States realigned its focus back to the emerging Chinese threats in Asia and rechristened the region as Indo-Pacific. The name change was purposeful to indicate a seamless connection between...

  The emerging frontier for potential combat between nations is seemingly the oceanic floor. Powerful nations are scrambling for dominance in this field. The threat of destruction of seabed assets, causing enormous damage and huge...

  For all intents and purposes, India is a maritime nation with a glorious history. History is also being made in modern India and its approach to the maritime domain is now an everyday topic...

  The PLA Navy’s submarine presence in the Indian Ocean, ever since it deployed one of its submarines there ostensibly for anti-piracy patrols, has been a matter of concern for India. This concern has been...

  In a romanticised portrayal of India’s extensive maritime history dating back to 3000 BC, when the Indus Valley Civilisation established trade links with Mesopotamia, and highlighting its contemporary combat capabilities, the Indian Navy is...