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Topic: Bay of Bengal

India, Bangladesh hold coordinated naval exercises in Bay of Bengal amid strained diplomatic ties

The 2025 Bongosagar exercise, which has been held annually since 2019, involved the participation of Indian Navy’s INS Ranvir and Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Abu Ubaidah.

Cyclone Dana: Schools in seven West Bengal districts to remain shut between 23-26 October

In anticipation of the cyclone and its landfall on 24 October, emergency services teams have been deployed at 85 stations.

BIMSTEC’s 27-year evolution: Charter comes into force after Nepal’s ratification

BIMSTEC is an institutional framework for cooperation among 7 countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand — that surround the Bay of Bengal.

India holds maritime exercise with Russia, land exercise with US

India has, however, not released official statement with regard to exercise with Russia. As per Russian defence ministry, exercise will last until Wednesday.

Monsoon advances into more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal after stalling for 11 days, says IMD

Monsoon rains arrived over remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 19 May, but then didn't make any progress until 30 May. Onset of monsoon over Kerala might slightly delay.

Cyclone Mocha to bring strong winds, rough sea conditions over Bay of Bengal, says IMD

The IMD has cautioned fishermen against going out to the south Andaman sea & southeast Bay of Bengal. Andaman & Nicobar Islands will experience heavy rainfall between 9 and 12 May.

Cyclone could hit over southeast Bay of Bengal on 9 May, says Met, unsure where it will land

IMD says cyclonic circulation is likely over the region by 6 May, which could develop into a depression in next two days.

India’s indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant test fires ballistic missile

The defence ministry said the missile was tested to a predetermined range and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal with very high accuracy.

Sixth edition of India-Japan maritime exercise ‘JIMEX’ takes place in Bay of Bengal

The exercise, which began Sunday, marks 10 years of the Japan India Maritime Exercise as well as 70 years since diplomatic relations between both nations were established.

Warming of Indian Ocean could weaken southwest monsoon, German study on rains in India says

In the study, published in the journal PNAS Tuesday, a German team of researchers reconstructed Indian summer monsoon rainfall changes over the past 130,000 years.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.