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A view of US Navy Carrier Strike Group Ronald Reagan, ahead of a Passage Exercise with INS Kochi and INS Teg, during its transit through Indian Ocean Region on June 23 & 24. (PTI Photo)

India, US kick off mega wargame in Indian Ocean with eye on China

The US has deployed its naval carrier strike group, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan

24 Jun 2021 1:24 AM IST

The British high commission in India said the carrier strike group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region after transiting the Suez Canal. (AFP Photo)

UK's carrier strike group enters Indian Ocean, to conduct wargame with...

The warships are expected to visit the South China Sea region as part of the tour

16 July 2021 2:45 PM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India's Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

4 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Cover photo of Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambition in the Age of Empire by Seema Alavi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | When Oman ruled Indian Ocean and how Dar es Salaam...

This book is an important contribution for those who want to understand slave trade in the Indian Ocean.

16 July 2023 12:30 AM IST

Indian Navys MiG 29K jets, the Royal Navys F-35B aircraft and Indian Air Forces SU-30 and Jaguar fighters were among the key assets deployed for the exercise, the officials said. (Twitter)

Manish Tewari | Don't allow military bases on Indian soil in any form

Is India changing its stance both with regard to military bases in the broader Indo-Pacific region and even on its soil?

24 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

We drive drunk and light firecrackers on car roofs, while zig-zagging at top speed through the traffic. (Visit Goa). (Image: Facebook@Vincent Braganza)

Padma Rao Sundarji | Why Lakshadweep cannot become another Maldives

Even Bollywood joined the war-cry: Chalo Lakshadweep instead!

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Step up diplomacy, to match Navy's Milan'

The Milan outreach effort was begun in 1995 with four nations participating.

1 March 2018 12:04 AM IST

The BRI, a multi-billion-dollar initiative launched by Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013, has become a major sticking point in the bilateral ties. (Photo: File)

China clears USD 1 billion road in Sri Lanka, countering India...

Construction of the road linking the capital Colombo with the hill resort of Kandy had been delayed due to a lack of...

15 May 2018 11:50 AM IST

Crew members looking out the cockpit windows of a RNZAF P3 Orion during search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

MH370 experts convinced they finally know what happened to missing...

It has been four years since MH370 disappeared, carrying 239 passengers onboard en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.

14 May 2018 10:27 AM IST

Chinas newly-built aircraft carrier Liaoning is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian. (Photo: AP)

China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier leaves for sea...

The completely home-grown aircraft carrier has departed for sea trials on Sunday morning.

13 May 2018 12:12 PM IST

One of Indian Oceans longstanding mantra is that they must play their songs live before they actually record their tracks.

An ocean of music

Indian Ocean does, however, admit that online is the way to go, with focus on positioning, rather than pricing.

26 March 2018 4:32 AM IST

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday extended a draconian state of emergency by another month, bolstering his grip on power in the troubled Indian Ocean island nation. (Photo: AFP)

India a brother, but China long-lost cousin found: Maldives amid...

Former president Mohamed Nasheed who was in exile abroad had called for Indian intervention in Maldives.

23 March 2018 7:35 PM IST