Italy calls for “Global Vision” in maritime connectivityItaly's Vice Minister Edoardo Rixi urged a global approach to transnational connectivity, calling it the "backbone for a globalised, peacef...
29 Oct, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
Adani Group to top-up Dighi Port bet with another Rs 42,500 cr investmentThe Adani Group will invest Rs 42,500 crore to expand Dighi Port in Maharashtra. This is part of a larger Rs 56,000 crore investment across...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Maharashtra bags Rs 56,000 cr investment commitments in maritime sectorMaharashtra has signed 15 agreements totaling Rs 56,000 crore for maritime projects. These investments will expand port facilities and deve...
27 Oct, 2025, 06.37 PM IST
India set to attract investments worth Rs 80 lakh crore in coming years: SonowalIndia's maritime sector is poised for significant growth, with projected investments of Rs 80 lakh crore and the creation of 1.5 crore jobs...
17 Sep, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Long shadows of historyA new podcast episode 'The Voices of War' examines the impact of empires on today's world. Samir Puri, a war studies lecturer, discusses ho...
13 May, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
US probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties, sources sayPresident Biden's administration found that China uses unfair practices to dominate global shipbuilding, aided by heavy subsidies and labor...
14 Jan, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
India cruising along on path to become a global maritime leader: Shipping Minister SonowalUnion Minister Sonowal stated that India is making significant strides in the global maritime sector and will soon become a world leader. H...
11 Jan, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
Shippers know the Suez is always a crisis waiting to happenThe Suez Canal has been here before. What’s more, the stretch of water joining Europe to the Indian Ocean will face such crises again and a...
21 Dec, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
We express serious concern at militarization of disputed areas, Quad countries make thinly veiled swipe at Beijing"We strongly oppose destabilizing or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion," the statement said, using...
20 May, 2023, 11.21 PM IST
Global food import bill to jump to record $1.9 trillion: UN's FAOThe new forecast would mark "an all-time high", and is due to the depreciating values of currencies against the US dollar -- the main curre...
11 Nov, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
With thousands of commercial vessels, how China controls the seasChina has become a global maritime powerhouse, with thousands of commercial vessels plying sea lanes, a vast shipbuilding industry capable ...
04 Oct, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
‘Madagascar wants to deepen defence relations with India’For Indian Ocean countries, India represents a security umbrella which maintains peace and prosperity in the area. Indeed, one MoU was sign...
08 Feb, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
We often go to South China Sea as international 'law of the sea' is at risk there:French Navy ChiefFrench Navy Chief Admiral Christophe Prazuck said, "I don't think that Chinese Navy is hiding anything about their global appreciation and ...
19 Nov, 2019, 11.24 AM IST
China develops underwater surveillance networks in Indian Ocean, South China SeaThe system gathers information about the underwater environment, water temperature and salinity, which the navy can then use to more accura...
01 Jan, 2018, 06.53 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi hails Sushma Swaraj for her UN General Assembly speechIn a series of tweets, Modi said, "A strong message was given by Sushma Swaraj ji on the dangers of terrorism and why we have to unite and ...
23 Sep, 2017, 11.25 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Maritime Admiralty BillThe Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims), 2017 seeks to repeal laws such as the Admiralty Court Act, 1861, the Coloni...
24 Jul, 2017, 06.35 PM IST
How China is banking on infrastructure to become the next USAChina’s geostrategy for the past two decades has been to displace US influence by becoming the major trading partner of US security allies ...
18 May, 2017, 07.04 PM IST