Maritime Powers

  • RIMPAC poised to start

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    Multi nation exercise due to get underway. 26 nations to participate in RIMPAC starting next week Twenty-six nations, 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel will […]

  • New EU Coast Guard mulled

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    The agency will not have its own guards, and will draw on a 1,500-member “rapid reaction pool” of personnel seconded by the member states. EU Moves Toward Creation of Border and […]

  • Drones for Indian Navy?

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    India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). India seeks […]

  • Inside the IFC

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    Inside the IFC. International Fusion Centre tackles ship hijackings BY RAZAK AHMAD SINGAPORE: When pirates hijack a ship in Asian waters, an international maritime security outfit known as the Information […]

  • New safe route for SE Asia

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    New corridor to reduce piracy threat. Three southeast Asian nations to designate shipping corridor in piracy battle Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor […]

  • South China Sea stories

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    The bizarre story of a tattered book and territorial claims. South China Sea: The mystery of missing books and maritime claims By John Sudworth If you want to understand the […]

  • Laws for South China Sea?

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    Region needs legislation, says former CG Commandant. Busy Coast Guards Show Law Needed in South China Sea, Allen Says By Jason Koutsoukis With non-military actors like coast guards increasingly active […]

  • Indonesia’s marsec concerns

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    Indonesia focuses on maritime threat. Maritime security poses threat: Indonesia Maritime security and terrorism are the two main threats to regional stability, Indonesia’s defence minister says, urging countries involved in […]

  • The lost continent

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    Europe’s frustrating search for strategic relevance in Asia. The lost continent WHEN American strategists role-play scenarios about a crisis with China—probably, these days, a flare-up in the South China Sea—they […]

  • Undersea surveillance

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    Sensors to detect submarines mooted. Does India Want an ‘Undersea Wall’ to Detect Chinese Submarines? Abhijit Singh Is India planning to install undersea surveillance sensors in the Bay of Bengal? […]

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