Tag: India
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Cargoes to Resume
India, the third-biggest buyer of Iranian oil, will offer state-backed insurance to tankers, helping the nation’s biggest sea carrier to resume cargoes from the Persian Gulf nation hit by international […]
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Deadline set for coastal radars
New Delhi, Aug 2 — Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday set a two-month deadline for the maritime security agencies to get security radars along India’s 7,500-km coastline in place. At […]
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Cyber Sea Warriors
As a means of boosting cyber security, the Indian Navy has begun the process of recruiting information technology (IT) engineers and graduates as short-service commissioned officers. Navy plans dedicated cadre […]
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Intrusion Episode
In an intrusion episode that occurred almost seven months ago, Chinese hackers penetrated computers at the Indian Eastern Naval Command to access strategic information. The action is a serious breach […]
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Closer Ties
The United States and India agreed on Wednesday to deepen cooperation in the defence industry, maritime security and cyber security, with Washington highlighting what it said was a “closer convergence” […]
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Indian Assistance Endorsed
India’s assistance in anti piracy operations off the coast Somalia has the endorsement and support of President Farole of Puntland President Farole Welcomes India Assistance to Fight Piracy Garowe, Somalia […]
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Legal Tussle
The shooting of two Indian fishermen by guards of an Italian merchant vessel off the Kerala coast leads to a legal tussle between India and Italy. Hazards on the high […]
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Security for Sailors
The Indian Government is drafting a policy aimed at providing better security to Indian sailors and other seafarers in the wake of several incidents of hijacking of ships by pirates […]
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Joint Naval Exercises
As part of an effort to strengthen maritime security cooperation, the Maldivian and Indian Coast Guards along with the Sri Lankan Navy are holding a joint naval exercise off the coast of […]
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No Other Solution
Despite having refused until now to negotiate any similar arangement, India may after all consider a prisoner swap. According to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy “There appears to be no other […]
