INS Teg, a frontline stealth frigate of the Western Naval Command, concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius on 22 June. The visit formed part of her operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region and featured a wide spectrum of professional, social, and cultural engage
The 24th Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers, hosted virtually by Sri Lanka on Wednesday, brought together high-level representatives from across the region under the theme "Sustainable Indian Ocean for Future Generation."
The Indian Navy's maiden initiative of Indian Ocean Ship Sagar, jointly crewed by personnel from nine IOR (Indian Ocean Region) Navies, concluded its month-long deployment in the SW IOR region and returned to Kochi on Thursday.
Upon completion, the ship will proceed to its next port of call, Port Victoria, Seychelles, continuing its mission of enhancing maritime security, regional cooperation, and goodwill in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is set to take place on April 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC," a release from the BIMSTEC Secretariat stated.
The two leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo, discussed a wide range of issues, including strengthening the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Both the leaders welcomed the ongoing collaboratio
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Maldives Defence Minister Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon in New Delhi on Wednesday, with discussions to focus on defence cooperation between the two nations.
As part of its capacity-building engagements with friendly foreign nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India has gifted two water-jet propelled Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) to Mozambique. The FICs were transshipped from India by INS Gharial.
The interaction's theme was 'Training Cooperation to Mitigate Common Maritime Security Challenges in IOR', which highlights the present and necessary imperatives for Training Corporation towards mitigation of common maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean Region.