Notably, there has been a series of drone sightings over New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast in recent weeks. This has raised concerns among many regarding any security threat.
Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, said that the Government of India had taken major steps for the "training, capacity building, and modernisation of coastal police" in the country.
Spanning a larger geographic area than previous exercises, the unannounced drills entailed some 90 Chinese naval and coast guard vessels, as well as dozens of aircraft.
Mauritius National Coast Guard Ship Valiant participated in the Vizag Navy Marathon alongside Indian Navy personnel, the Indian High Commission in Mauritius said on Sunday.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, accused China of using automatic identification system (AIS) spoofing to mislead the international community and create public unrest.
The visit aims not only to strengthen ties between the Vietnam Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard but also to showcase India's technological advancement in shipbuilding, supporting the concept of "Atamnirbhar Bharat" and Make in India", it added.
"78 Bangladeshi national fishermen were caught the day before yesterday...and had been brought to Paradip Police Station...they were handed over to us for verification and it has been done. Procedures are underway to return them (to Bangladesh)," the DSP said.
"Beijing's operation is not only targeting Taipei but aimed at demonstrating its ability to prevent regional countries, including Japan and the Philippines, from coming to the island's defence," Taiwanese defence officials said.
Of the 47 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 16 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND. In response to China's action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed
Taiwan's military initiated war-preparedness drills after reports of Chinese warships and coast guard vessels entering the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific for extended missions. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) reserved airspace near Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, prompting Taiwan to