Similarly, India recognises the need to bolster its geopolitical position in the Western Pacific. Thus, while the Indo-Pacific concept integrates the Indian and Pacific oceans into one strategic region, dominant discourses of the region remained primarily centred on the latter. The clashes in the Red Sea, however, have triggered a renewed focus on Indian Ocean … Read more
During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chinese admiral Zheng He commanded seven naval voyages around the Indian Ocean. These journeys took place between 1405 and 1433, involving tens of thousands of men and a massive number of ships known as the Treasure Fleet. “The mustering of resources and logistical planning was truly astounding,” said J Travis … Read more
The president of the Maldives said Saturday that his country’s small size doesn’t give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state’s giant neighbor. President Mohamed Muizzu, speaking to the media on his return from India’s regional rival China, said the Maldives is not in any country’s … Read more
This deal would make Ethiopia the first nation to recognise the breakaway state. China views Somaliland as part of Somalia’s territory and an internal matter. However, Beijing has been apprehensive of growing ties between Somaliland and Taiwan since 2020, when they set up representative offices. “China supports the federal government of Somalia in safeguarding national … Read more
“There are now new technologies that can pinpoint new positions. I think they are all worth a try,” he said. But Song Chunjie, a relative of another victim, said it was useless for individual experts to call for a search. “Launching a new search should be led by the Malaysian government, because it would cost … Read more
A drone that was launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker on Saturday in the Indian ocean, the U.S. Department of Defense said. Iranian Drone ‘Attack’ Hit Chemical Tanker Off India Coast: Pentagon | Photo: (representative Image) New Delhi: A chemical tanker, which was struck off the coast of India on Saturday, was targeted “by … Read more
A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck on Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. The attack came amid a flurry of drone and missile strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a vital Red … Read more
A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Defense said. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the … Read more
The Indian Ocean has been receiving considerable attention recently, with a conclave of naval chiefs of littoral nations meeting in Bangkok under the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium banner. The symposium is an Indian initiative begun in 2008 and seeks to further maritime cooperation among the regional navies of the Indian Ocean. Earlier, China convened a … Read more
Two anti-submarine ships, the Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev of the Russian Pacific Fleet, took part in the exercise alongside a frigate and a corvette from Myanmar’s navy. Days after the exercise, the same Russian warships docked at Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port in the Bay of Bengal, marking a “huge milestone for Russia-Bangladesh relations”, according to … Read more
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