GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Bangladesh looks to Indian ties

    Energy security fears and non-traditional threats prompt move. Bangladesh keen on enhancing cooperation with Indian Navy to tackle threats Bangladesh today sought greater cooperation with Indian Navy to tackle “non-traditional” […]

  • Somalia threatened by illegal fishermen

    Flotillas from Yemen, Iran and South Korea are breaching international maritime law and plundering the country’s rich fishing grounds. Somalia threatened by illegal fishermen after west chases away pirates Catrina […]

  • The war beneath the waves

    Could add a new layer of underwater surveillance. Underwater drones being used to detect enemy submarines, piracy and illegal fishing By Mary-Ann Russon Amid concerns mounting over Russia’s military actions […]

  • Strategic Power Play in the Indian Ocean

    The naval exercise is part of a broader collective effort to preserve the balance of maritime power. Malabar 2015: Strategic Power Play in the Indian Ocean By Abhijit Singh Earlier […]

  • Fighting illegal fishing

    Can PMSCs help in the fight against IUU fishing? Thunder Road: Outsourcing the Fight Against Illegal Fishing By Claude Berube Sometimes the problem no one admits to has the answer […]

  • Risk Intelligence launch port risk tool

    Provider offers new risk platform. Risk Intelligence launches port risk tool Girija Shettar Danish maritime security company Risk Intelligence today launched a platform dedicated to analysing and advising on ports […]

  • Insight: the enabler of maritime security

    Addressing this conundrum of maritime security. Insight: the enabler of maritime security decision making By David Reindorp, a faculty member at the Global Institute of Cyber, Intelligence & Security (GICIS), and […]

  • Iran’s navy repels pirate attack

    “Attackers” likely to be local fishing boats. Iran’s navy repels pirate attack on Iranian oil tank By Umid Niayesh – Trend: Iran’s navy repelled pirate attacks against an Iranian oil […]

  • Pakistan claims HRA success

    Pakistan Navy says it remains committed to keep the high seas free from piracy. Navy Helps Pakistan Liberate From Piracy High Risk Area (sic) Salahuddin Haider Karachi—Pakistan Navy has succeeded […]

  • Piracy decreases along Saudi coastal areas

    Claimed 22 incidents contradicts reports from reporting bodies and naval coalition. Piracy decreases along Saudi coastal areas There has been a significant drop in cases of piracy and distress calls […]