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Friday, July 25, 2025
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Topic: piracy

MAHASAGAR is the next step in India-Africa collaboration. It addresses maritime security

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.

Increased deployment, joint exercises, foreign training & faster aid — Indian Navy’s growing footprint

The Indian Navy has come a long way since 2004 when an Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a major tsunami. The Indian Ocean is generally touted as the Indian Navy's ‘backyard’.

Indian Navy responds to potential piracy attack on Iranian fishing vessel in Arabian Sea

Indian Navy received inputs of potential piracy incident on Iranian Fishing Vessel ‘Al Kamar 786’ Friday evening. Two naval ships were diverted to intercept hijacked vessel.

MV Ruen hijacking had unmissable message—naval patrolling is a costly band-aid, not solution

Like it has done on the high seas, India needs to show leadership on dry land, too, and push the world into committing to the military and economic reconstruction of Somalia.

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.