Maritime Powers

  • Pirates’ doctor hooked

    Dirt doc arrested and hostage released. Troops arrest pirates’ medical doctor in Bayelsa Posted By: Mike Odiegwu An unnamed medical doctor specialising in the treatment of injured sea pirates and […]

  • India’s regional role

    Keeping China in check. India must join the US, Japan and Australia to contain China’s adventurism Gurmeet Kanwal Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue earlier this month, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander-in-Chief, […]

  • Singapore to lead CTF-151

    UK taking lead with CTF-150. Singapore takes over command of counter-piracy task force from Pakistan Navy SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) command team will lead and coordinate Combined Task […]

  • South China Sea Grumbles

    Here we go again… U.S. says it will not recognize South China Sea exclusion zone By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told China it will not […]

  • UK to lead CMF

    Royal Navy to head CTF-150. UK to lead Gulf Maritime Force Speaking during a visit to Qatar, Michael Fallon announced that from April, the UK will lead the Combined Task […]

  • S. Korea, Japan collaborate

    Closer collaboration between navies. S. Korea, Japan’s Navy chiefs to discuss military collaboration next week The naval chiefs of South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on ways […]

  • China, India and the IOR

    China’s strategic engagement in the Indian Ocean represents one of the main sources of concern for India. While Beijing formally commits to the Peaceful Development framework, the expanding activities of […]

  • China-Indo sea spat

    More malarkey in the South China Sea. Frantic Phone Call Failed to Halt China-Indonesia Sea Spat By Chris Brummitt Hours after reports of a confrontation between a Chinese coastguard ship […]

  • Pakistan’s Navy: A Quick Look

    Expansion and submarine plans. Pakistan’s Navy: A Quick Look By Alex Calvo Traditionally the junior service, operating in the Army’s shadow and receiving a ten percent share of the 2015 […]

  • Taking shape

    New Royal Navy ships still three years away, however. Taking shape at last: £6.3 billion hi-tech giants of the Royal Navy ROBERT FOX Each day and night some 5,000 men […]