Admiral R Hari Kumar (R) addressing the event held for commissioning INS Jatayu in Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Kochi/New Delhi: The Indian Navy commissioned its new base, INS Jatayu, at Minicoy Island,...
Maj Gen Zhang Baoqun of China (L) and Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon of the Maldives shaking hands after signing the defence deal. (Photo: The Maldivian defence ministry.)New Delhi: In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows in New Delhi, the Maldives signed ...
The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
Narendra Modi (R) with Pravind Jugnauth. (File photo)New Delhi: In a virtual ceremony, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the prime minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, jointly unveiled an airstrip and a jetty on the Agaléga Island in ...
The new Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, had asked Indian troops in his country to leave as a part of his election promise. (File photo)New Delhi: The first batch of Indian civilian technicians arrived in the Maldives, on Monday, to replace the I...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (foreign ministry) has issued a statement in response to media reports about Indian nationals seeking discharge from the Russian army. The ministry has clarified that it has been actively pursuing the disch...
Tharaka Balasuriya. (Photo: X/@TharakaBalasur1)New Delhi: Sri Lanka reaffirmed that it will not allow any other country to use its territory to harm India’s security interests, as a Chinese spy ship was seen in the Maldives waters on the same d...
A submarine and several warships during Milan – 2022. (File photo via special arrangement.) New Delhi: Milan – 2024, the Indian Navy-hosted multinational naval wargame, will begin off the coast of Visakhapatnam from February 19, as I...
Narendra Modi (L) with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, landed in Qatar on a two-day visit after completing his whirlwind trip to the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. Duri...
Photo for representation.New Delhi: Eight retired Indian Navy officers walked free from Qatari custody, on Monday, ending a months-long saga that saw them sentenced to death for alleged espionage, only to have their fate reversed. The release marks a...