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With its latest statement on CPEC, recalling how India has sought to counter China in South Asia
June 07, 2026 4:38 pm
While India's criticisms of China and Pakistan on Kashmir and CPEC are not entirely new, they are part of the larger story of its response to deepening Chinese presence in South Asia. Here is what to know.
The usual ambiguity will not work with US. India needs a clear, public position on what it will and will not accept
March 06, 2026 6:05 pm
Indian commentary has treated the Dena sinking as a violation of international norms. But Hegseth’s America barely observes international law; expecting it to honour norms is a category error
Message in sinking of Iranian warship: Capability to strike is the only logic that matters anymore
March 07, 2026 6:28 am
The harsh truth is that once the vessel departed India’s territorial waters, we owed her no sovereign protection. With Iran and the US locked in open conflict, any warship flying a belligerent’s flag becomes, by the inexorable logic of war, a legitimate target
Why a US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka is a crisis for Delhi
March 06, 2026 6:54 am
As the first US submarine ‘kill’ since World War II occurs in India’s backyard, the IRIS Dena incident challenges India’s maritime sovereignty and regional primacy
How Delhi’s IOR vision combines security, connectivity, and digital governance
March 03, 2026 11:46 am
In what ways does India seek to consolidate its maritime presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), strengthen economic and security ties in Southeast Asia, and position itself as a voice of the Global South in the emerging technology governance?
Ram Madhav writes: A storm is brewing in the Indian Ocean
February 28, 2026 6:09 am
It now appears that the world’s worst flashpoints have shifted from the Western Pacific to the Indian Ocean. The US has mobilised a massive military build-up around Iran
In Indian Ocean region, 100 villages to be tsunami-ready
December 26, 2025 5:32 am
Tsunami-ready is a voluntary community-based programme that facilitates tsunami preparedness by actively collaborating with the public, community leaders, local and national emergency management agencies.
IAF’s Sukhois, Jaguars join F-35Bs from HMS Prince of Wales for joint exercise in Indian Ocean Region
October 16, 2025 1:03 am
Exercise Konkan, named after the strategically crucial region on the Western coast of India, is undertaken every two years to enhance joint maritime and air capabilities between the Indian and UK navies on the high seas.
Navy ensures no nation in IOR can suppress another: Rajnath Singh
April 06, 2025 3:31 am
Singh was speaking at the flag-off ceremony of Indian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel Sunayna, which has been designated as Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) in Karwar, for a month-long deployment in the IOR.
India–Mauritius partnership and the new maritime geopolitics
March 21, 2025 4:13 pm
India’s expanding engagement with Mauritius is a well-thought-out comprehensive strategy aimed at strengthening New Delhi’s role as a resident maritime power, balancing China’s expanding reach, and consolidating partnerships in the Indo-Pacific Region.
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