Tehran – Within hours of Kharg catching fire and sinking, there was a massive fire in an oil refinery in Tehran, the Iranian capital. These two fires rocked Iran in a span of only a few hours. The local agency claimed to have brought the fire, which was blazing till Wednesday night, under control, on […]
Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta/Beijing: – The ASEAN countries have expedited their activities to retaliate against the Chinese actions in the South China Sea. Chinese aeroplanes tried to intrude into Malaysian airspace on Sunday. But the Malaysian air force drove the Chinese planes away. Malaysia has registered an official protest and summoned the Chinese Ambassador. Whereas, Indonesia is […]
Tehran – IRIS Kharg, one of the largest Iranian naval ships, caught fire and sank on Wednesday. The Iranian investigation agencies are searching for the cause of the fire, but no credible reason has been found till now. This incident took place near the Strait of Hormuz, the route for the highest crude oil movement. […]
Manila: – Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte reprimanded China in frank words, ‘Philippines has deployed two destroyers in its own marine region. Under any circumstances, these destroyers will not retreat even by an inch. Even if you kill me, the destroyers will stay put. The camaraderie between the Philippines and China can end over this issue.’ […]
Taipei: Japan and Taiwan have launched joint patrols against a Chinese destroyer sailing through the Miyako Strait and waters off Senkaku Islands. Japan and Taiwan did not comment on the joint patrols. However, the Taiwanese foreign minister announced the patrols against China would continue for the country’s security, for which Taiwan has collaborated with some […]
Manila/Beijing: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte reprimanded China in clear words, ‘There cannot be any compromise on the Filipino marine region. Therefore, the patrolling in this marine region by the Philippines navy and coast guard will not stop.’ Since the last few days, the Philippines has started patrolling in this region and has even held exercises. […]
New Delhi: – ‘Varun 2021′, the joint naval exercises between the Indian and French navies started in the Arabian Sea. These exercises are held every year between the countries’ navies, and this is the nineteenth year. The exercises will be about air security and anti-submarine warfare. Before this, the French navy held exercises with the […]
Manila: – General Cirilito Sobejana, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Armed Forces of the Philippines, warned that if China does not stop building and expanding artificial islands in the disputed marine sectors, the Philippines also will start building artificial islands in this maritime region. Accusing that the deployment of Chinese militia ships in the Philippines marine […]
Brussels: – France, Denmark and Germany had presented a proposal to increase cooperation with the countries in the Indo-Pacific. The European Union has accepted this proposal. Acceptance of the European Union proposal, when the Chinese domination activities are increasing in the Indo-Pacific sector, becomes significant. Saying that the proposal is not against China, the European […]
Kochi: – Indian naval patrol ship, INS Suvarna, intercepted a suspicious boat in the Arabian Sea after a thrilling chase. 300 kilograms of narcotics were found on the boat, valued at Rs 30 billion in the international market. A defence department official informed that this ship had set sail from the Makran coast in Balochistan. The […]