Beijing: Sri Lanka's new president has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid efforts to recalibrate his predecessor's strongly pro-China policies.Maithripala Sirisena met with Xi on Thursday in Beijing at the start of his
Bhubaneswar: Advocating a larger role for India in the Indian Ocean region, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said India was building good relations with its neighbours and at the same time increasing its strength."I
Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj on Friday said India was committed to maritime security, freedom of navigation, unimpeded lawful commerce and peaceful settlement of disputes in the Indian Ocean region."We have been working with
The three island-nation trip that took Prime Minister Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka in mid-March may well mark the beginning of India's long-overdue maritime awakening. For a nation so richly endowed with a
Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is presently in Sri Lanka on a bilateral visit for the first time in last 28 years, offered Colombo 'first claim' to India's growing economic muscle, signing off on
Port Louis: India today offered USD 500 million concessional line of credit to Mauritius for key infrastructure projects as the two nations signed five pacts, including on ocean economy, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit
New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi in his pre-departure statement today said India attaches “paramount importance” to strengthening relations with countries in the Indian Ocean region, which is vital for its security and progress.He said
New Delhi: Amid increasing Chinese focus on the Indian Ocean, India is aiming to pitch in with all help to island nations like Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka to "make up for the time lost".While
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was Thursday declared as lost by the Malaysian authorities -- almost a year after it went missing.Director General of the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman announced
Beijing: Riled by reports of the US sharing intelligence with India over movements of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean, China today said it would deploy “different kinds of naval ships” depending on requirements of
Washington: President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to India could well lead to deeper cooperation between the two countries as it was in their mutual interest, analysts suggested though some cautioned against high expectations."Obama and Modi
Port Louis: The Indian Navy is committed to ensuring the safety and security of the strategically vital Indian Ocean region in cooperation with the coast guards of Mauritius, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
New Delhi: Indian naval ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak are on a two-month overseas deployment to east Africa and the southern Indian Ocean region. Three of the four ships Monday arrived at Saint Denis
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of incursions in Ladakh, the Indian Navy on Thursday said it was continuously monitoring the activity of the Chinese Navy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)."Chinese warships are deployed in
Hyderabad: India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
New Delhi: Indian Ocean has completed nearly 25 years in the music business and has seen many musicians come and go. Amit Kilam, drummer and vocalist of the Indo-rock fusion band, says it has never
Perth: A Chinese patrol ship searching the crashed Malaysian airliner today picked up a pulse signal from its black box detector in the southern Indian Ocean, China's official media reported, in a possible breakthrough in
Perth: The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended for the day Thursday with no sightings made in the search area in the southern Indian Ocean yet again and Australian Prime Minister Tony
Perth (Australia): A Chinese plane crew spotted a white, square-shaped object in an area identified by satellite imagery as containing possible debris from the missing Malaysian airliner MH370, China's media said on Monday, while the
Kuala Lumpur: China has reported the sighting of a large object in the southern Indian Ocean which could be related to the missing jetliner, Malaysia said today, as the desperate search for the plane entered
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