Japan’s technological sophistication aligns with India’s growing blue-water reach and central geographic position. Together, they can act as a counterweight to the Chinese navy.
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.
During the ship's stay in Male's harbour, bilateral meetings, cross-deck visits & sports fixtures have been planned between Indian Navy & its Maldivian counterpart.
Within a month of its announcement, India is poised to launch its MAHASAGAR initiative in collaboration with the littoral countries of the Western Indian Ocean Region.
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.
Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
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.
Why are you giving a platform to a British NATO stooge? They want nothing more than to turn Asia into another warzone.