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Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Topic: Indian Ocean

How the Indian Navy counters modern maritime threats—Hard seas and steady hands

India's oceans have been getting nastier for some time, but our public discourse has struggled to move beyond familiar reference points.

Iran conflict reaches Indian Ocean. India’s balancing act gets harder

The Indian govt has maintained a veil of silence in a sense to allow it to manoeuvre with the US, which is an increasingly important technological partner and supremely important for Indian exporters.

EAC-PM paper flags sharp rise in tobacco consumption. India stares at a crisis

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Why India and Oman remain among the oldest strategic partners of the Indian Ocean world

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. 

At 7th Colombo Security Conclave, NSA Doval bats for safety, security & stability of Indian Ocean

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.

Great Nicobar Island can serve as India’s Pearl Harbor, help counter China’s aggression

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.

A giant plunge towards Samudrayaan: 2 Indians create history with 5,000-metre dive into Atlantic Ocean

Raju Ramesh & Jatinder Pal Singh will be 'aquanauts' to lead India's own Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) Samudrayaan in 2027.

India’s influence in Indian Ocean will be shaped more by undersea surveys than warships

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.

India & African nations to hold 1st joint naval exercise in Indian Ocean. Why it matters

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.

ASEAN marks Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary

The commemoration served as a platform for ASEAN to reflect on its progress in disaster resilience over the two decades since the tsunami.

On Camera

Abusing industrialists has become the be-all and end-all of Indian labour leaders’ role: Ambedkar

In September 1943, Dr B R Ambedkar delivered a speech at a trade union workers’ study camp in Delhi, reflecting on parliamentary democracy, trade unionism, and the labouring classes.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.