Emerging Houthis Threat: How India Secures Western Indian Ocean?
Greater Noida (Defence Correspondent), December 09: India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has listed Indian Navy’s support in Western Indian Ocean amid the threats of Houthis, a militant group from Yemen. The minister went on to claim that Indian navy has responded to 24 incidents in the recent past and has escorted over 250 […]
Rising Narcotics Trade in Indian Ocean Region and role of Indian Navy
Greater Noida (Shekhar Suman Sinha): Recently the Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka navy together executed an operation in the Indian Ocean region where some boats were intercepted leading to a recovery of 500 kilograms of methamphetamine. Previously, Indian Naval frigate INS Talwar had apprehended a suspicious dhow in April this year and recovered 940 […]
India’s Maritime Challenges: Where Do We Stand and Are We “Prepared”?
Often you must have heard or read in newspapers that the Indian navy is conducting exercise with the navies of other countries in the Indian Ocean or the Arabian Sea or in the Bay of Bengal. Are such regular exercise, to boost cooperation with our counterparts so necessary that we end up spending millions of […]
Navy Safeguards Economic Interests of Indo-Pacific Stakeholders in Indian Ocean: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh addressed the second edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference ‘24 in New Delhi on September 19, 2024. He commended the Indian Navy for playing a crucial role in promoting peace and prosperity in the Indian Ocean, terming the region as valuable & sensitive in view of the economic, geopolitical, trade and security […]