During his meeting with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid on Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared perspectives on the stability and prosperity of the Indian Ocean region and how the collaboration between India and Maldives advances those goals.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of opportunities for collaboration with a view to enhancing security in the Indian Ocean Region.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shri Thanedar said, "This is an important visit and this is a historic visit. Not only this is important for the world's oldest democracy, which is the United States, and the largest democracy, which is India, but it's not just important for these two c
During his visit, Muraleedharan will visit Addu City, the second largest city in Maldives where he will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gan International Airport, according to a ministry of external affairs.
"Four IAF Rafales flew a long-range mission for over six hours into the IOR. The aircraft "fought" through a large force engagement en route to their Weapon Release Point," Indian Air Force stated.
The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a group of four countries - US, Australia, India, and Japan) on Saturday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'not an era of war' comment in its joint statement.
Taking to Twitter, Indian Navy said, "In a swift humanitarian action on 17 May #IndianNavy deployed its Air MR assets in the Southern IOR approx 900 Nm from India, in response to sinking of a #Chinese Fishing Vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 with 39 crew onboard. The crew incl nationals from China
This has implications for India's strategic interests in the region, as New Delhi seeks to counter China's growing influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. With the Coco Island developments, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to Beijing.
India and the United States (US) on Tuesday held Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi during which contemporary regional developments in South Asia, Indian Ocean Region and the Indo-Pacific were discussed.
According to Gill, the time-tested India-France strategic partnership continues to gain momentum given both sides' adherence to peace, stability, and strategic autonomy.
HMS Tamar is one of two Royal Navy vessels on permanent deployment in the Indo-Pacific, as set out in the UK's Integrated Review. The ship's visit to India is an opportunity to further strengthen the shared maritime domain awareness effort, and underlines the UK's and India's intent to colla