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Why the Bay of Bengal region has re-emerged as a key arena shaping Asia’s strategic and economic future

October 30, 2025 6:03 pm

Amid geopolitical churn, examining the Bay’s strategic position at the crossroads of India-China competition and multilateral cooperation has assumed renewed importance

Trump’s ‘Super Ambassador’ and the Indo-Pacific challenge

September 21, 2025 8:35 pm

Sergio Gor, as US ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs, would have an unprecedented expanse of area to supervise

Third UN Ocean Conference: Opportunity to build consensus

April 28, 2025 12:09 pm

In the context of ever-faster climate change and overexploitation of marine resources, the ocean is not just an issue like any other: It is everyone’s business.

In order to realise its true potential as a ‘preferred security partner’ and ‘first responder’ in the IOR, New Delhi needs to develop a fully funded program for security and HADR assistance, including amphibious heavy-lift capability and a hospital ship.(Illutration by C R Sasikumar)

India must act as a unifier in the Indian Ocean Region

March 19, 2025 11:47 am

Apart from its “soft power” and humanitarian aspects, maritime diplomacy can help contain, resolve and prevent conflict

What India needs to do in the Indian Ocean

February 15, 2025 2:13 pm

Discourse on the “Indo-Pacific” dominates the world today. But the “Indo-Pacific” is a geo-strategic construct, where big power competition is omnipresent

MEA summons Sri Lankan envoy after 5 fishermen injured in firing

January 29, 2025 2:43 am

The acting high commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and a strong protest was lodged with the top diplomat.

A family member of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 holds a flower during a remembrance event marking the 10th anniversary of its disappearance, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia March 3, 2024. (Reuters File Photo)

4th time lucky? Malaysia to restart search for missing flight MH370, 10 years later

December 20, 2024 8:04 pm

Exploration firm Ocean Infinity will undertake search on 'no find, no fee' basis, but stands to gain $70 million if it finds "substantive wreckage".

INCOIS launches high-performance computing system to predict tsunamis, extreme weather events

October 28, 2024 9:23 am

M Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), launched Tarang, which has a one petaflop computing capacity.

Iran hosts joint naval drills with Russia and Oman in Indian Ocean: Reports

October 19, 2024 3:50 pm

The exercises, dubbed "IMEX 2024", are aimed at boosting "collective security in the region, expand multilateral cooperation, and display the goodwill and capabilities to safeguard peace, friendship and maritime security", the English-language Press TV said.

India, Maldives hold defence dialogue focusing on Indian Ocean

September 06, 2024 5:55 pm

The Maldives is one of India's key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region and the overall bilateral ties including in areas of defence and security witnessed an upward trajectory under the previous government in Male.