Indian Ocean ship (IOS) Sagar NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy ensures that no nation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) suppresses another with its `overwhelming’ military and economic might, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday, in the backdrop of China continuing strategic forays into the region.India’s aim is to develop the IOR as “symbol…
NEW DELHI: India needs to strengthen both its offensive and defensive capabilities and responses in view of the turmoil being witnessed in rules-based international order, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Friday.In view of India’s strategic location in Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its geopolitical situation, Singh also reiterated govt’s resolve to strengthen Navy, stressing the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is choosing weapons over the welfare of its people despite its precarious economic condition, Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said on Monday, adding that India is tweaking its operational plans and strategy to tackle the expanding collusiveness between Islamabad and Beijing in the maritime domain after the land borders.“We are keeping a watch on…
HYDERABAD: The Indian Navy is the “biggest guarantee of peace in the entire Indian Ocean Region, including the Bay of Bengal“, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday while laying the foundation stone of the navy’s very low frequency (VLF) radar station in Vikarabad in Telangana.“The countries with which India shares its maritime boundaries should understand…
NEW DELHI: India and the Maldives on Friday discussed expediting implementation of various ongoing defence cooperation projects in the archipelago, in a development that comes soon after external affairs minister S Jaishankar visited Male last month amid the strain in bilateral ties.The 5th defence cooperation dialogue, with Indian defence secretary Giridhar Aramane and Maldives’ chief…
