Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

New Delhi: The second edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2024 is scheduled to commence at New Delhi from September 17-20, 2024. Beginning Tuesday, a comprehensive review of India's maritime security challenges, including China's growing...

Türkiye is set to send naval support to Somalia following the agreement between the two countries to explore oil and gas in Somali waters. ​In July, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan introduced a motion...

Schiebel India is paving the way for advanced defence solutions with their flagship S-100 Unmanned Aerial System and upcoming innovations like the S-300. In an exclusive interview with Raksha Anirveda, Schiebel India CEO Jajati...

Submarines are critical for sea-control as they deny the enemy space to navigate and dominate the deep blue. They are the killer wolves of the ocean that can decimate enemy fleets without warning and...

In mid-May 2024, Georgia Meloni, the current President of the Group of Seven (G7), invited Narendra Modi, who had just been re-elected for his third term as Prime Minister of India, to attend the...

The influence and contribution of the seas on world history are vital and have been a fascinating journey, as described in historian Paul Kennedy’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic...

  Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Seychellean Vice-President Ahmed Afif, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Bhutan Prime Minister...

Since independence, India evolved a transformational strategy towards China from being a dominant player in the power equation to one that is gradually growing beyond the realms of just maintaining credible deterrence. In a...

The Chinese military has made a huge leap forward in terms of quality and firepower, and is currently miles ahead of India in weapons development. The PLA is in the process of creating formidable...

  The Paradox: India’s paradox in countering China is multifaceted in the backdrop of the continuing standoff along the 4,057-km LAC. In 2020, China gained considerably in Ladakh notwithstanding our denials. With our inability to disassociate...

The 1962 Sino-Indian War resulted in China’s annexation of approximately 14,700 square miles (38,000 square kilometres) of Indian territory in Aksai Chin, a wound that left a deep scar and remains unhealed, till today. In...

India invited President of Maldives, Mohammad Muizzu; President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe; Vice President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Prime Minister...

Panjim, Goa / New Delhi: Keel laying ceremony of the first NGOPV (ex-GSL) was held at Goa Shipyard Ltd, Goa on May 3, 2024. The ceremony was presided by VAdm B Siva Kumar, Controller...