US defense secretary Pete Hegseth pledged on Tuesday that the United States would work with Panama to reduce China’s influence over the Panama Canal. His remarks came during a rare visit to the country as he stood at a US-funded pier in Panama City. “Together, we will take back the Panama Canal from China’s influence,”…
NEW DELHI: 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 Saturday, against the backdrop of China’s continuing strategic forays into the region. India’s aim is to develop IOR as “symbol of brotherhood and shared interests”, with its…
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 and Mauritius on Wednesday strengthened their relationship by elevating ties to an ‘enhanced strategic partnership’ and signing eight agreements to cooperate in various sectors, including maritime security and trade in local currencies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also introduced a new vision for growth and security of the Global South. On the second…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called upon Indian coast guard to be alert to emerging unconventional threats from cyber attacks, data breach and radar disruption, in addition to conventional warfare.“India is surrounded by sea on three sides and its coastline is vast. The nation’s strategic security faces two types of threats: the…
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: The Coast Guard has seized two Bangladeshi trawlers with 78 fishermen, who were engaged in illegal fishing in Indian waters, in what was described as “a significant operation aimed at safeguarding maritime security” by the force.A Coast Guard ship, on a patrol along the international maritime boundary line (IMBL), spotted the “suspicious activity”…
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…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship has rescued seven Indian fishermen apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary.The ICG rescued the fishermen on Sunday (November 17) despite the PMSA ship’s effort to retreat. The Indian ship intercepted the Pakistani vessel and persuaded them to release Indian…
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…
