Tag: India

  • Bengal joint patrols

    Coordinated patrol marks further Bay of Bengal maritime security. Indian Navy ships in Myanmar for joint patrol Two Indian Navy ships are on a visit to Myanmar as part of […]

  • SLINEX a success

    SLINEX wraps up. Sri Lanka-India joint naval exercise ends on successful note in Trincomalee The Sri Lanka Navy-Indian Navy joint exercise SLINEX-2018, held in Trincomalee from 7-13 September, concluded on […]

  • Bay of Bengal focus

    No news about the Bay for months, then suddenly, it’s everyone’s focus. Japan is back in the Bay of Bengal BY David Brewster The eastern Indian Ocean has become contested […]

  • Anchor’s away (sic)

    Anchor’s away. No, really. It’s away. Down there somewhere. Indian Navy helps Norwegian ship in Gulf of Aden The Indian Navy helped a Norwegian ship manned by an all Indian crew, to […]

  • Boost for Bengal

    Modi to attend BIMSTEC summit in Nepal, call for cooperation against terror, other security threats India wants Bay of Bengal to be ‘common security space’ Anirban Bhaumik With most of […]

  • Pakistan Navy heads out

    Pakistan Navy to deploy. Pakistan Navy starts independent maritime security patrols ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy has started independent maritime security patrols in the region for which two of its units were […]

  • Security in the IOR

    South Africa could make the Indian Ocean Rim Association the top platform for achieving maritime security. Africa’s chance to boost maritime security in the Indian Ocean BY TIMOTHY WALKER AND DENYS REVA This […]

  • Maldives looks East

    India has opposed Yameen’s crackdown on political rivals and the imposition of an emergency this year Maldives seeks scaling back of Indian presence as it woos China New Delhi: The […]

  • Cash boost for Sri Lanka

    Stop looking at China! US to give Sri Lanka $39mn in maritime security aid The United States government is to give Sri Lanka about $39 million in Foreign Military Financing […]

  • Death penalty for piracy

    India introduces stringent laws. Union Cabinet approves stringent anti-piracy law The Union Cabinet today approved a bill providing for death penalty or life imprisonment to those involved in piracy at […]