Tag: India

  • Maritime surveillance goes hi-tech

    Improved security for coastal regions. Maritime surveillance goes hi-tech Indian Navy has set up a next-gen intelligence system to beef up its surveillance and patrolling duties At the click of […]

  • Chinese subs worry India

    Indian Ocean region sees increased Chinese presence. China’s Indian Ocean Submarines Worry India China has increased its submarine presence in the Indian Ocean, worrying many neighboring countries and leaving India […]

  • Indian Navy developing outpost

    Continued enhancement of maritime security.  Lakshadweep Being Developed As Strategic Outpost for Navy Navy is planning to develop infrastructure at Lakshadweep Islands which is being made a strategic outpost, Flag […]

  • India: threat of maritime terrorism huge

    India taking terrors threats seriously in wake of recent incidents.  ‘Threat from terrorists in the maritime domain is huge,’ says Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan New Delhi: Speaking on the eve […]

  • India reinforces maritime domain

    Improvements since Mumbai, but issues persist. India Reinforces Maritime Domain Awareness, but Challenges Remain  VIJAY SAKHUJA Six years ago, in November 2008, a group of Pakistan-based terrorists landed at unsecured […]

  • Indian coastal security stronger

    Improvements in wake of Mumbai attack, India says.  Six years after 26/11 attacks, coastal security ‘much stronger,’ says government New Delhi: On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai […]

  • Hostages survive it all

    Asphalt Venture hostages are gradually integrating back into society.  Hostages survives it all DC | S.N.V. Sudhir Visakhapatnam: Bhimsen Singh, 45, who was held by Somalia pirates for four long years […]

  • New naval security hub ready

    New centre to oversee maritime threats. New naval security hub ready for action in Gurgaon The nerve centre of the country’s maritime security domain will soon come alive in Gurgaon, […]

  • India: new maritime crime agency

    New agency in wake of Enrica Lexie case.  Italian Marines case: Govt to appoint central agency to deal with crime in high sea and territorial waters Rahul Tripathi Learning from […]

  • Living with pirates and surviving

    Former MT Asphalt Venture hostages discuss their ordeal.  Living with pirates and surviving to tell the tale MAMUNI DAS When Bhimsen Singh agreed to work on MV Asphalt—a foreign-flagged ship—in […]