Indian Ocean Region
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India and Mauritius: Gateways to Africa, investment and development
Anil Trigunayat •Prime Minister Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Jugnauth inaugurate infrastructure projects, reaffirming the enduring friendship between India and Mauritius
Why Indian Navy is a preferred partner in Indo-Pacific
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha •PM Modi's policies of ‘Act East’, ‘Neighbourhood First', and ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR)’ have been extremely successful; they have generated deep confidence among regional and global powers
Anchored in Shivaji's spirit, India's naval operations get a desi touch in international waters
Niranjan Marjani •The growing focus on the Indian Navy has essentially been accompanied by decoupling the Indian Navy from its British legacy and taking it back to its indigenous roots
Indian, French Navy hold 17th Staff Talks; discuss ongoing naval activities, new avenues of cooperation
Fp Staff •"Broadening the scope of naval engagements, the Staff Talks encompassed fruitful discussions on ongoing naval activities & new avenues of cooperation including operational, training & Subject Matter Expert exchanges," the Indian Navy wrote on X
Beyond the Lines | Staking Maldives, looking Lakshadweep: Why India needs the neighbourhood
Probal Dasgupta •In an age of Beijing’s malevolent machinations, a powerful India that treats neighbours as equals is seen as a benevolent and influential state that stands to gain greater acceptability
Indian Navy is scripting a new saga of Bharat’s rise in the high seas
Monica Verma •Whether it was ‘Pax Britannica’ or ‘Pax Americana’, each era of world history had superpowers watching over the oceans to ensure the safety of global trade movements. A similar role is now being played by India as well
To build a new 'horizon' in Indo-French ties, Paris needs to fasten implementations
Gurjit Singh •France needs to encourage its companies to transfer technology to Indian operations and open more R&D-based value chains to make India a manufacturing and services hub, enabling New Delhi to become a potent partner in the Indo-Pacific
Analysing a persistent and dangerous Chinese presence in Indian Ocean Region
Rahul Jaybhay And Anondeeta Chakraborty •China perceives the region to be one continuous zone that secures its sea lines of communication through the Indian Ocean to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
India’s civilisational discourse resonates across the Indian Ocean Region
Niranjan Marjani •The Southeast Asian region has seen a blend of soft power and hard power in its cooperation with India
India, Indian Ocean Region and the unfolding geopolitical landscape
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha •How India navigates through these turbulent waters will require the proven intellect of Prime Minister Modi and his seasoned and acknowledged diplomat, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar