Indian Ocean region

The Indian Navy is participating in a two-week exercise being conducted by the world’s largest multinational naval partnership, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), in Seychelles, signalling New Delhi’s growing interest in …

India has handed over 5,000 tonnes of rice to Madagascar at an official ceremony in the Indian Ocean island nation on Wednesday. Indian ambassador Abhay Kumar handed over the humanitarian …

Australia has said that it will provide fuel to Sri Lanka’s navy and air force with support from India. With a financial and fuel crisis chasing Sri Lanka since late …

<p> <strong>Intent on expanding India's naval footprint, the government has hiked the allowance of sea-farers deployed in high-risk areas.</strong></p> <p> The landmark decision will address the existing anomaly with respect to …

<p>  </p> <p> <strong>With the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R Hari Kumar choosing Maldives and now Seychelles as his first overseas visit after assuming office, India has once …

<p> <strong>India and Mauritius continue to bolster their defence and strategic partnership, not only to counter the growing Chinese activism in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) but also the radical …

<p> <strong>Maritime neighbours and India-led members of the South Asian Quad have jointly flagged a five-point blueprint on the way forward at the end of the two-day Colombo Security Conclave …

<p> <strong>Highlighting the shared regional security challenges faced by countries in the Indian Ocean, India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called for strengthening cooperation amongst maritime neighbours to secure …