NEW DELHI: Ensuring security and stability in the critical Indo-Pacific region, with more bilateral and multilateral collaboration in the face of a belligerent China, is high on the agenda of India and the US. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin’s visit here this weekend. With the Biden administration stating its clear …
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By: Express Web Desk | Kochi | Updated: December 3, 2020 4:47:26 pm INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier currently under construction at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), is expected to go into operation late next year or early 2022 (Photo Credit: Twitter / DefensePROKochi) Amid Chinese aggression in LAC …
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A zone of low pressure has formed over the southern Andaman Sea, adjacent to the southeastern areas of the Bay of Bengal and the equatorial Indian Ocean, almost the same region where the very severe cyclone ‘Nivar’ had occurred the week passed and happened to cross the Coast of Puducherry …
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NEW DELHI: From announcing major projects in the Maldives to repairing strained ties with Nepal, India is reaching out to its South Asian neighbors and beyond to counter China’s growing reach. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval paid visits to Nepal and Sri Lanka respectively …
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On the night of November 25, at 11:30 p.m., Cyclone Nivar began to make landfall in Puducherry, on the coast of Tamil Nadu. A severe cyclonic storm (SCS) with wind speeds of 120-30 km / h, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Nivar finished making landfall at 2.30am on …
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NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday kicked off what will be multiple operational firefights from the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile this week, in another rigorous demonstration of its precision strike capabilities amid the ongoing military showdown with China in eastern Ladakh. The first “live missile test” of the 290 km range …
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The US Navy plans to revive a tactical formation that will focus on the Indian and Pacific Oceans and work with partners such as India and Singapore to deal with potential contingencies, a senior US naval defense official said. Kenneth Braithwaite, the U.S. secretary of the Navy or the top …
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NEW DELHI: Russia said on Thursday it was working “very hard” to advance the supply of S-400 surface-to-air missiles to India, although delivery of the first batch of the weapons system is scheduled for late next. year. In an online press conference, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin also …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy, Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | Updated: October 20, 2020 8:43:41 am On Monday, India announced that Australia will be part of Exercise Malabar in November, making it the first military exercise among all the countries that make up the Quadrilateral group, better known as Quad. …
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WASHINGTON: Before the Quad Foreign Ministers’ talks, the US Secretary of State. Mike pompeo, on Sunday (local time) said he hopes to discuss further cooperation to promote their shared vision of a free and open Indian Pacific. “I am preparing for my visit to Japan. I look forward to discussing …
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