Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Sultanate of Oman this month offers a good opportunity to look at India-Oman relations in a long historical perspective.
Meeting comes amid change within member-states. Bangladesh NSA–the second senior official from Dhaka’s interim govt to travel to India–met with Doval ahead of the meet.
New Delhi has not yet articulated a long-term military component of Viksit Bharat. Therefore, it is necessary to look at China’s Grand Strategy before developing ours.
The 2-day event will bring together young naval leaders from 18 IONS nations, as part of efforts to foster dialogue and cooperation amongst member nations under the framework.
China’s growing deployment of survey vessels in the Indian Ocean underscores a reality only recently acknowledged in the wider strategic discourse: hydrography is geopolitical currency.
As per the statement by the Indian Navy, around 2386 kgs of hashish and 121 kgs of heroin were stored in different cargo holds and compartments onboard the suspected vessel.
Inaugural edition of AIKEYME will be co-hosted by Indian Navy & Tanzania People's Defence Force, and is scheduled to take place off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in mid-April 2025.
It is no secret that China has over the past decade mounted an all-out effort to encircle India in the Indian Ocean region by securing access to foreign ports for dual use.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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