The massive operation carried out by the Indian Navy to rescue a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia's coast last weekend shows how New Delhi's military has developed special forces capabilities on par with some of the world's best, CNN reported, citing several analysts.
The bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious exercise between India and US, 'Tiger Triumph' commenced on Tuesday with the opening ceremony held onboard INS Jalashwa.
"It has been an ongoing operation for a long time. Since 2008, we have had a presence in anti-piracy operations. Piracy suddenly resurfaced around 3-4 months back and since then we have put more ships there. We are investigating all suspicious vessels that have piracy triggers in this ong
"At about 5 pm on March 18, one Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)/ Searcher, during a routine training sortie at INS Garuda, Kochi, crashed about one mile short of the runway," the Indian Navy said.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed his gratitude for the Indian Navy after they successfully carried out a rescue operation on the hijacked Bulgarian ship, MV Ruen, on Monday.
India and the United States are all set for 'Tiger Triumph 2024' as the bilateral, tri-service exercise between the two nations commenced on Monday and will take place until March 31.
Responding to Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Mariya Gabriel for thanking the Indian Navy for rescuing seven Bulgarian nationals in a successful anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is exactly what friends are for.
"The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata has taken 35 sea pirates into custody and is being brought to India along with the 17 crew members rescued after the major operation," officials said on Sunday.
Taking to X, Bulgerian Foreign Minister said, "I express my gratitude to the Indian navy for the successful operation to rescue the hijacked vessel Ruen &its crew members, including 7 BG nationals Thank you for the support &great effort. We continue to work together to protect the li
The C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force executed a precision air-born drop of two boats along with Indian Navy MARCOS in the Arabian Sea in support of anti-piracy 'Operation Sankalp'.
The Indian Navy thwarted the piracy attempt on MV Ruen, which was under the control of Somalian pirates since last December, by safely evacuating 17 crew members and coercing 35 pirates to surrender.
The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement.