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Maldives skips key Indian Ocean security meet with Bharat and other neighbours, opts for Chinese forum amidst growing tilt
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"Maldives skips key Indian Ocean security meet with Bharat and other neighbours, opts for Chinese forum amidst growing tilt", Swarajyamag, December 8, 2023:
"Amid growing...
China consolidates in the Gulf of Thailand with another deep-water port in Cambodia
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With Cambodia as the spur, Beijing is consolidating its hold in the Gulf of Thailand, which can become the gateway for Chinese ships to...
Vessels to harbour – Bharat bolsters coastal defence of key Indian Ocean ally Maldives
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), along with an assault landing craft to Maldivian National Defence Force...
How Chabahar is defining the geopolitics of Northern Indian Ocean
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Three recent developments underscore the enduring geopolitical significance of the port of Chabahar. First, was the Chinese role in normalising the Iran-Saudi Arabia relations....
Putin’s new warship to deter NATO with deadly hypersonic missiles
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Russia has announced that its state-of-the-art multi-role frigate Admiral Gorshkov, now equipped with an "unstoppable" Zircon hypersonic missile system, is all set to embark...
Bharatiya warship anchors in Seychelles, key to New Delhi’s foothold in western Indian Ocean
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The Bharatiya Navy is participating in a two-week exercise being conducted by the world's largest multinational naval partnership, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), in Seychelles,...
Why is Bharat enhancing its engagement with Indonesia and Vietnam?
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In Bharat's conception of the Indo-Pacific region, the principle of ASEAN centrality lies at the core. In the last few years, Bharat's defence ties...
Lakshadweep- A strategic archipelago
Picturesque group of 36 atolls famous for its rich biodiversity and blessed with the hue of natural opulence, was propped up in the news...
Can Madagascar become Bharat’s key ally in the Indo-Pacific?
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Madagascar is the largest island in the Indian Ocean region. The Francophone state is located in the Southwest Indian Ocean off the coast of...
Quad can bring together states to secure mutual interests
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The Quadrilateral Security Alliance may have gone through phases of void and little activity since its inception in 2007, but it has come to...