Yunus invokes India’s ‘seven sisters’, sovereignty reset in farewell speech as Dhaka turns a fresh political pageOutgoing interim chief Muhammad Yunus asserted Bangladesh's restored foreign policy pillars of sovereignty and national interests during hi...
17 Feb, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Indian Coast Guard rescues Ukrainian national after heart attack off GoaAccording to the Indian Coast Guard, Coast Guard Ship C-420 conducted the emergency medevac of the crew member from the Malta-flagged merch...
14 Dec, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Effective sub-regional connectivity in Bay of Bengal key to India’s 'Act East Policy': Think tankIndia's regional connectivity strategy under 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' policies focuses on maritime domains, hindering inland co...
12 Apr, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
Russia steps up presence in Indian Ocean after decades; sends warships to Myanmar-BangladeshRussian warships from the Pacific Fleet are currently docked at the Chittagong port after a gap of five decades. While Russia is a key supp...
15 Nov, 2023, 08.28 AM IST
Maritime outreach: Shipping route inaugurated between India & Central VietnamSpeaking at the inauguration ceremony, which was held virtually, Counselor Bui Trung Thuong, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in India, sai...
29 Jul, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
Deputy NSAs of key Indian Ocean states decide to expand counter-terror partnershipThe meet in Kochi was hosted by the National Security Council Secretariat of India in Kochi and led by Vikram Misri, Deputy National Securi...
07 Jul, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Third Goa Maritime Conclave to begin on Sunday, to host heads of 12 Navies from Indian Ocean RegionChief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh would host the chiefs of navies/heads of maritime forces from 12 Indian Ocean littorals, th...
06 Nov, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
Guwahati: Sarbananda Sonowal announces Skill Institute on Marine StudiesThe union minister announced the setting up of a Skill Institute on Marine Studies at Guwahati in Assam under Indian Maritime University, C...
27 Aug, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
More & more countries are aligning their definition of the Indo-Pacific with India’s: Foreign SecretaryForeign Secretary Harsh V Shringla during the course of his remarks referred to India’s historic sea-borne links with SE Asia, Africa and w...
03 Nov, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
Xi pitches for closer ties with Bangladesh, calls for joint promotion of Belt Road InitiativeIn his message, Xi hailed the steady and long-term friendship saying he is ready to work with Hamid to better align development strategies ...
04 Oct, 2020, 02.41 PM IST
PM Modi offered Xi Indo-Pacific connect in response to BRI offerPrime Minister Modi's offer to Xi Jinping came at the recently concluded informal summit between the two. India is opposed to the China-Pak...
16 Oct, 2019, 10.14 AM IST
Seas, space & cyber to offer big opportunities ahead: DovalMaintaining that India has several geographical advantages, he called upon nations in its near and distant neighbourhood to work together f...
04 Oct, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
10th anniversary celebration of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium to be held in NovemberDefence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to be the chief guest for the November 13-14 event which would include a seminar, Tall Ship R...
30 Sep, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
At IORA Summit, India to lay stress on rights of navigationIORA aims at facilitating and promoting economic co-operation, bringing together, inter-alia, the representatives of the Member States' gov...
05 Mar, 2017, 04.26 PM IST
South Asian leaders rue lack of trust among nations in the regionBoth Karzai and Kumaratunga, however, felt that China and India can join hands for effective regional integration through Beijing's One Bel...
01 Mar, 2016, 10.12 PM IST
SAARC promises eluded us, India must push ahead with sub-regional cooperation: Pranab MukherjeeMukherjee said beyond bilateral cooperation, SAARC remains the main plank of country's integration strategy with our South Asian neighbours.
30 Sep, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
India preparing for a possible two-front war with Pak, China: Chinese think tankFirst Blue Book on India published by a Chinese think tank feels India is preparing for a possible two-front war with both Pak and China.
14 May, 2013, 08.50 PM IST