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Sunday, June 14, 2026
TopicNaval operation

Topic: naval operation

Can US legally attack merchant ships? Strike on tankers puts to test law of armed conflict at sea

Amid blockade of Iran’s ports, US strike on 3 commercial tankers this week that killed 3 Indians has triggered scrutiny of its compliance with international law.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

India, Bangladesh hold coordinated naval exercises in Bay of Bengal amid strained diplomatic ties

The 2025 Bongosagar exercise, which has been held annually since 2019, involved the participation of Indian Navy’s INS Ranvir and Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Abu Ubaidah.

How India can end Chinese transgressions: Take conflict to a place Beijing is worried about

India can't deter China from using Himalayan skirmishes unless it goes on the offensive elsewhere. New Delhi's message must be: 'Do not poke us here and we won't poke you there'.

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Liberal world order was built on science, reason. Why it was doomed to fail

The spectacular failure of liberal internationalism is often diagnosed as a simple inability to account for the brute realities of nationalism. But this critique doesn’t go far enough.

As world chases sky-high jet fuel profits, why India is resisting the new global gold rush

While refiners in Europe, the US and parts of Asia are boosting jet fuel output to cash in on rising jet fuel margins, India and China are taking a cautious approach.

Yet another AN-32 crash. Replacement of aging fleet planned since mid-2000s could see movement soon

The primary task of the over 100 AN-32s with the IAF is to deliver all that is needed for sustenance of soldiers across the country, from high altitude and mountainous terrain to the island chains.

Five challenges await Modi. First, he must shake off the past and Nehru

It’s a perfectly reasonable presumption that Modi will be around for a significant enough time for us to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. I will list five.