Maritime Powers
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Indian Navy in weapons seizure
Boat and suspects later released. Indian Navy ship seizes arms and ammunition off Somali coast An Indian Navy ship has seized arms and ammunition off the Somali coast, in a swift anti-piracy operation, officials […]
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JMSDF to continue patrols
Good news for convoy escort programme. Japanese govt to expand anti-piracy mission The Japanese government said it would extend its anti-piracy mission in the seas off Somalia for another year. […]
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SIMBEX opens
SIMBEX kicks off. India, Singapore 25th joint naval exercise on India and Singapore will hold the 25th joint naval exercise from November 10 to 21 in India to mark the […]
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Russia, Japan in GoA drills
Drills were aimed at increasing cooperationin the fight against piracy and terrorism Russia, Japan start joint naval drills in Gulf of Aden: Russian Navy Joint anti-piracy naval drills of Russia […]
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Nigeria Leads in Piracy Attacks
Bad news for the Gulf of Guinea. Report: Nigeria Leads in Piracy Attacks in Gulf of Guinea Eromosele Abiodun Despite efforts by the federal government to reduce the cases of […]
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Russia, Pakistan boost ties
News won’t please the neighbours or US. Pakistan, Russia to beef up naval cooperation ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan and Russian navies on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to deal with […]
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Is Somali Piracy Still a Threat?
Recent incidents causing concern. Somalia: Ten Years On, Is Somali Piracy Still a Threat? By Denys Reva On 6 November the United Nations (UN) Security Council renewed the authorisation for […]
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India’s nuclear deterrent
India’s nuclear defences now in place. India declares its nuclear triad complete Rahul Bedi India announced on 5 November that it has completed its retaliatory nuclear deterrence triad consisting of […]
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China worries Australia
Fisheries protection is becoming a global problem. Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia BY David Brewster China’s fishing fleet has been at the forefront of disputes in the […]
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CMF, EU NAVFOR Ops
Joint ops follow attack and approaches in region. CTF 151 takes part in surge operations with EU NAVFOR in the Gulf of Aden As part of their missions to provide […]
