Tag: Indian Ocean
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Kenya CG takes shape
Coast Guard begins to take shape. Brigadier Vincent Loonena to head Kenya Coast Guard Service By Grace Gichuhi Brigadier Vincent Naisho Loonena is the new Director General of the Kenya […]
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Worrying Somalia UN Report
A report submitted to the UN paints a worrying picture of dormant piracy off Somalia. Off Somalia: pirate action groups are only dormant Five important acts of piracy During the […]
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Common command for IONS?
Information sharing and command clarity could speed up responses. IONS nations moot common military command Representatives of the participating navies of the 32 Indian Ocean Naval Symposium member nations mooted […]
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Indo, India strategic ties
Region tries to keep China in check. India, Indonesia Tighten Relations After Sabang Port Deal With Bilateral Naval Exercise The India-Indonesia relations has been upgraded to ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ when […]
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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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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 […]