MALE CITY : Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 03 entered the Indian Ocean on Friday and was on its way to the Maldives, local media reported. The ship has
COLOMBO : Sri Lanka has decided to lift from next year a ban on the visit of foreign research ships imposed after strong security concerns raised by India
China, a maritime power in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in the 14th century, has now undertaken a substantial expansion of its maritime infrastructure and
NEW DELHI : A Chinese satellite and missile tracking vessel is approaching the Indian Ocean, raising concerns in India, said Damien Symon, a geo-intelligence expert, on Friday. He
NEW DELHI : While the Indian government’s focus from January 2021 was fixed on the Indo-Pacific with a sustained endeavour to strengthen the Quad, policy attention has shifted
YEMEN : The Houthis plan to attack ships in the Indian Ocean, as they travel toward the Cape of Good Hope, the group announced on Thursday. Two Houthi
SANA’A : Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed on Friday that it had attacked Israeli and American ships in the Indian Ocean for the first time, only hours after
BEIJING : The expected arrival of a Chinese research ship in the Maldives this week has escalated tensions between Beijing, Delhi and Male, the vessel Xiang Yang Hong
NEW DELHI : In one of the “largest seizures of narcotics” till date, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Friday impounded around 2,500 kg of high-purity methamphetamine worth about