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Indo-French bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna-19' concludes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Indo-French bilateral naval exercise "Varuna-19" concluded on Friday with both the Indian and French Navies Carrier Task Forces executing close range manoeuvers, an official statement said.
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Question mark on Chinese Navy long-range deployment capacity: Top defence
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Since September 2017, no Chinese nuclear or conventional submarine has entered the Indian Ocean Region, raising a question mark on the ability of the People's Liberation Army's Navy to deploy its underwater warships far away from its mainland.
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IFC-IOR will help countries address challenges in region: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) December 22 ANI: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while launching the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) said the objective of having an IFC-IOR is more for partners besides keeping the global commons safe and democratically available for all. Read More
INS Sunayna makes another arms haul, five rifles seized
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Southern Naval Command based at Kochi, while being mission deployed, successfully carried out a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operation on sighting a suspicious fishing vessel ap
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Steps are on to increase security in Indian Ocean region: Admiral Lanba
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Monday said the process of information sharing among the countries concerned has been accorded renewed impetus at the highest level to enhance collective maritime security in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
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Gaganshakti: IAF demonstrates aerial refueling capability for long mission
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 14 (ANI): In the ongoing mega combat exercise- 'Gaganshakti-2018', Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday demonstrated its mid-air refueling capability to carry out air dominance and deep strike validation over the extended area of interest in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
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India envisions Mauritius as 'leading voice'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], Mar 11 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said India's aspiration is for Mauritius to rise as a leading economy and a voice for peace and stability in the entire Indian Ocean Region.
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Andaman and Nicobar Command to host Milan 2018
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 25 (ANI): The second week of March will witness Andaman and Nicobar Command hosting a multinational mega event 'Milan 2018'.
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'New Cold War' brewing in Indian Ocean, says expert
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D C [United States], Feb. 23 (ANI): One of Australia's leading academic experts on strategy and security in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region and others have said that ongoing political crisis in The Maldives could provoke an even larger crisis in the immediate future, pos
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Interaction between IOR stakeholders will shape world's future: Nirmala Si
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the future of the world will be shaped to a large extent by the political and economic interaction between stake holders in the Indian Ocean Region.
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Navy Chief calls for expansion of operational footprint in Indian Ocean
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba on Friday urged the naval commanders to expand the Navy's operational footprint so as to be a stabilising force in the Indian Ocean Region and emphasised the need for continued efforts towards modernization and indigenizati
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Two Indian fishermen injured in Sri Lankan Navy firing
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karaikal (Puducherry), Nov. 17(ANI): Two Indian fishermen on Thursday injured in a firing by the Sri Lankan Navy when they were fishing in the Indian ocean region
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