Research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03, that can collect data for both civilian and military purposes, is on its way to the Maldives. It had earlier docked in the island country twice.
Carlsberg Ridge & Afanasy-Nikitin Seamount in Indian Ocean are of New Delhi's interest for which it has submitted applications for exploration to International Seabed Authority.
Radhika Seshan's 'Empires of the Sea: A Human History of the Indian Ocean World' sets out to map our age-old connections with the seas, tracing maritime linkages from the Harappan period all the way to the long colonial era.
China considering pursuing military facilities in countries including Burma, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania and the UAE, says report.
Attack is believed to be a spillover from Red Sea crisis, where Yemen-based Houthi rebels have been targeting commercial ships they suspect to be heading to or from Israel.
Located just south of Sri Lanka, it is here that Earth’s gravitational pull is weakest & sea level is 100 m lower than global average. Findings published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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