While not making it clear whether the projectile that sank MSV Faize Noore Oliya came from Houthis, New Delhi condemned the attack on vessel which had a crew of 14.
Geography alone makes Indonesia strategically significant for India. Straddling the Malacca, Sunda, and Lombok Straits, it dominates the maritime crossroads between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Leading joint briefing with counterparts from US, Japan & Australia, EAM presents the partnership as coalition of 'maritime democracies' confronting an increasingly uncertain global order.
The foreign ministers also announced new partnership focused on Pacific infrastructure, beginning with a pilot port project in Fiji under the Quad Ports of the Future Partnership.
The mega Great Nicobar Development Project has invited sustained opposition from the Congress party. It should instead look to the statesmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
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.
NSFDC beneficiaries fell from 1.18 lakh to 61,394 in a year as a Parliamentary panel flagged no fresh equity, nine board vacancies and weak state agencies.
It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.
It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.
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