New Delhi: MH-60R (Romeo) helicopters will soon join the Indian naval fleet. India and the United States signed a deal worth USD 905 million for the supply of these helicopters. These helicopters, very effective in anti-submarine warfare, will immensely increase the capabilities of the Indian Navy. It had become mandatory for the Indian Navy to […]
Washington: Taking advantage of the situation where the entire world is busy fighting the Coronavirus menace, China has started to dominate the South China Sea region. China converted two of the islands in this region into districts and announced the appointment of administrative officers for these districts. But the United States objected to this Chinese […]
Sana/Riyadh: More than 100 people were killed in the conflict between the military and the Houthi rebels in various parts of Yemen, in the last 24 hours. There are a minimum of 80 Houthi rebels, in the people killed. Along with this military action, the Saudi navy destroyed two ships of the Houthi rebels, loaded […]
New Delhi: – Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a five-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Detailed discussions on topics from the Indo-Pacific sector to counter-terrorism actions were held during the meeting. Prime Minister Modi underlined that the Sri Lankan stability, security and prosperity is not important […]
Chennai: The Chinese Navy is carrying out surveillance near the Indian Andaman-Nicobar Islands. The Chinese maritime surveillance once again brings up the issue of China, keeping a watch on the Indian naval bases. The efforts initiated by the United States, Japan and Australia to stop the Chinese bullying in the Indo-Pacific region, are being supported […]
Tehran: Iran announced the deployment of two warships in the Gulf of Aden for the security of its commercial ships. The Iranian media has claimed that the deployment was in response to the British Navy’s action against the Iranian oil tanker last month. However, Iran has not provided details on the duration for the deployment […]
Washington/Tehran: US President Donald Trump said ‘Iran has never won a war, but this country has never lost out in a negotiation.’ President Trump delivered a straight forward message to Iran, on the social media, that it will be better for Iran to accept the US proposal for negotiations, as in case of war Iran […]
Beijing: The Chinese mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ remarked that India should not use China, as an excuse, for increasing its defence preparedness. The Indian media have claimed that India is expanding its level of defence preparedness as the threat following the Chinese naval deployment in the Indian Ocean has increased. However, the Chinese mouthpiece clarified that […]
Washington: The United States has adopted an aggressive stance to stop Chinese activities from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian ocean. The United States has initiated efforts to build relations with the countries in the sector and is deliberately improving its marine cooperation, with Sri Lanka. David Hale, US Under Secretary of State for Political […]
Tehran: Trapped under the burden of harsh sanctions, Iran has indicated opening a major front against the United States, declaring complete support to the militarisation of the South China Sea by China. At the same time, Iran announced a special naval collaboration with China to challenge the marine domination of the United States. Iranian naval […]