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Envoys of four nations present credentials to President Kovind
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind accepted credentials from the High Commissioners of four nations at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Wednesday.
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A powerful Chinese navy is ready to flex its muscles
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): Last year was a phenomenal one for China's navy - the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) - with approximately 170,000 tonnes' worth of new ships commissioned in 2021.
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China plans to build military base in Equatorial Guinea along Atlantic Oce
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China plans to build a military presence in Equatorial Guinea in Africa along the Atlantic Ocean which would pose a strategic challenge to the US.
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China: PLA projects its power far beyond Taiwan Strait, eyes new military
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 9 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is making serious headway securing new military bases in Cambodia, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, including Kiribati - one located around 1,800 miles from sensitive US military installations in Hawaii in the Indo-Pacific
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Ashok Kumar appointed as High Commissioner of India to Republic of Zambia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Ashok Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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PLA aims to roam the world
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 25 (ANI): The year 2008 was a seminal one for the Chinese military, as in December the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) dispatched a naval task force to the Gulf of Aden on what has turned out to be continuous presence. It was a watershed, as China proceeded to establish t
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China eyes more military bases in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): China's growing military and security partnerships with African countries pose new challenges to the United States, a long-time security partner in the continent. The Chinese naval base in Djibouti is not the only sign of Chinese military engagement in Africa b
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China eyes on increasing military engagements in Africa through its Belt a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): China's military base in Djibouti isn't the only sign of Chinese security engagement in Africa but the investments through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Africa can also motivate both Beijing and host countries to increase China's military engagement o
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Chinese Naval base in Djibouti set to support aircraft carriers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): Amid China's growing influence in Africa, a top US commander has revealed how a recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base in Djibouti, near the entrance to the Red Sea, is large enough to support an aircraft carrier.
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Chinese Navy seeks to be more 'port'able
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 19 (ANI): One of China's strengths - as an authoritarian communist state - is its ability to wield a whole-of-nation approach to security, diplomatic and economic affairs around the globe. This is seen clearly in its efforts to develop port infrastructure and to carve out
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Djibouti risks its autonomy amid Chinese infrastructure investment strateg
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Djibouti [Djibouti], April 11 (ANI): The relationship between Djibouti and China is a case study on how Beijing is using its global infrastructure investment strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative, to aggrandise its economic influence and strengthen its position as the top investor in Africa
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India to send 270 MT of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): India will be providing 270 MT of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea, which have been affected due to natural calamities and the coronavirus pandemic, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday.
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