Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

  With a coast line of over 7,500 km and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of over 2,300 square km, India which has a rich maritime heritage and its rulers were involved in maritime activities...

  Sustainable development has become the key to the survival of the planet as the effects of global environmental degradation are becoming increasingly visible. The unchecked depredation of nature has also spread to the oceans...

  The Indian Navy is currently down to a single aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya. This means if the vessel suffers a boiler burst or has to undergo normal maintenance, the Navy may have to...

  New Delhi: With a view to bolstering coastal security and counter the increasing Chinese interest in the Indian Ocean Region, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Karambir Singh ahead of Navy Day on December...

  New Delhi: During last three financial years (2016-17 to 2018-19), 149 capital acquisition contracts in procurement of defence equipment have been concluded, out of which 58 contracts worth about Rs 1,38,727.16 crores and 91...

  With China focusing on increasing its naval strength and seeking to dominate the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) developing naval facilities in Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Pakistan along with planning to build naval infrastructure in...

  It is often said that the coming decades will be of Afro-Asian dominance in the global forum. Both the continents Asia and Africa emerging as important stakeholders in international affairs is no doubt phenomenon....

  New Delhi. With China’s growing focus in southern Indian Ocean region, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in this region. Macron said India and France were sharing the analysis of...

  New Delhi. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia from October 29, India October 25 announced that the first-ever joint naval exercise between the two countries will take place in December. Briefing...

  New Delhi. With the aim of further strengthening economic ties and strategic partnership, two months after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to France, the two countries have taken concrete steps to firm...

  New Delhi. The three-day second edition of Naval Commanders Conference which concluded October 24 was of the view that the Indian Navy remains a well-balanced multi-dimensional force. The Commanders felt that with modern surface, sub-surface...

  New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh October 22 praised the efforts by the Navy in its efforts to indigenise and safeguard the nation’s maritime security and asserted that the Navy has maintained vigilance to...

New Delhi. In a move to boost Indo-UK naval relations, India’s offer to place a liaison officer at the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) with its headquarters...