Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

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...

On April 30, 2024, CNS Admiral R Hari Kumar, who took over from CNS Admiral Karambir Singh in 2021, handed over the big white chair in South Block to Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, a...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART), an anti-submarine missile system on Wednesday May 1, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul...

The concept of warfare is continuously evolving and becoming broader and more complex, encompassing various elements beyond the traditional state-versus-state conflicts. War is no longer solely defined as conventional warfare between states; it now...