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: Top Navy commanders will kick off a four-day conference on Tuesday to review the security situation and operational preparedness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), amid the ever-expanding Chinese forays into the region, the threat from pirates and Houthi rebels, and the current situation in Bangladesh.The naval commanders’ conference, chaired by Admiral Dinesh…
NEW DELHI: All maritime agencies must maintain a 24×7 vigil and a pro-active approach to thwart both conventional and non-conventional threats emanating from the sea, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, while inaugurating new Coast Guard facilities in south India.The facilities include a maritime rescue coordination centre (MRCC) and regional marine pollution response centre…
India and Vietnam announced a new plan of action to boost their comprehensive strategic partnership, while also concluding an agreement for Indian credit lines worth $ 300 million to strengthen the southeast Asian nation’s maritime security, as PM Narendra Modi hosted his counterpart Pham Minh Chinh amid renewed tensions in the South China Sea (SCS).While…
VIENTIANE (LAOS): External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday stressed the need for a substantive and effective code of conduct to secure sea lines of communication in South China Sea which he said are critical for peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, amid growing concerns about China’s maritime coercion.Addressing the 14th East Asia Summit…
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