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General Kapoor leaves for South Africa and Botswana

November 23rd, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): As part of enhance engagement of the Indian Armed Forces with the militaries of the Indian Ocean region and other prominent military powers, Army Chief General ...

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General Kapoor to leave for South Africa and Botswana on Sunday

November 22nd, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): As part of enhance engagement of the Indian Armed Forces with the militaries of the Indian Ocean region and other prominent military powers, Army Chief General ...

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India gets nod to enter Somalian waters as world unites to fight piracy (Roundup)

November 21st, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Washington/United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) With India actively thwarting piracy bids in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia has given permission to the Indian Navy to enter its territorial waters to “suppress” ...

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India seeks support of Indian Ocean countries to fight piracy

November 21st, 2008 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India has initiated talks with countries of the Indian Ocean Region for a "collaborative" arrangement to combat the rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden, one of ...

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Indian Navy seeks coordination among nations to fight piracy

November 19th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Underscoring the audacity of pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden region, the Indian Navy has sought coordination among the global and regional powers to combat piracy ...

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India, China to hold joint army exercise in mid-December

November 7th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India and China, which had fought a brief but bloody war in 1962, will hold their first joint army exercise on Indian soil in mid-December.“The India-China exercise ...

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Chinese navy chief on maiden visit to India

November 2nd, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Chief Admiral Wu Sheng Li is in India on a maiden visit even as Indian Air Force chief Fali H. Major ...

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Take care of personnel below officer ranks: Antony to Navy top brass

October 31st, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today asked the top brass of the Indian Navy to be sensitized about the condition of Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBORs) ...

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India to work with world navies to check piracy

October 31st, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India is chalking out procedures to act in concert with other navies to check piracy off the Somalian coast, identified by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as ...

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Indian Navy warship deployed in Gulf of Aden

October 16th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) An Indian Navy warship has been deployed in the Gulf of Aden for the first time to conduct anti-piracy patrols along the route Indian merchant vessels normally ...

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Navy ready to take on Somalian pirates, awaiting governments nod

October 8th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI -
By Praful Kumar Singh New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Wednesday said the Indian Navy is ready to take on the Somalian pirates who have kidnapped 18 ...

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‘India refashions itself as global military power’

September 22nd, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) From a country focused on self-defence against Pakistan and China, India has begun to refashion itself as an armed power with global reach. It is willing to ...

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Navy awaits Centres clearence to establish piracy-response system

September 19th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Friday sought the Governments approval for establishing a system to provide a befitting response to such situations after a 22-member crew of ...

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Antony cautions against non-state actors in Indian Ocean

Antony cautions against non-state actors in Indian Ocean

September 15th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said India need to secure the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean region from non-state actors like the Tamil Tigers to ensure ...

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NDA cadets to sail Tarangini at high seas

September 12th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 12 (ANI): A sailing expedition by the officers and cadets of National Defence Academy (NDA), to a few Indian Ocean Region countries on board a Sail Training Ship ...

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Indian Navy to refit Seychelles coast guard ship Topaz

September 12th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 12 (ANI): Naval relations between India and Seychelles have taken one more step forward with the Indian Navy agreeing to undertake major repairs of that countrys frontline patrol ...

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India, US to work jointly on climate monitoring system

September 11th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) For improving monsoon and weather forecasting in the south Asian region, India and the US Thursday signed three pacts for joint climate monitoring and prediction of monsoon.Both ...

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Indian Navy’s ties with Japan, South Korea get a boost

August 29th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Following Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta's successful visit to Japan and South Korea, the two nations have decided to boost naval ties with India.The two countries ...

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India, China military ties to get new impetus this year

August 29th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The navies and the air forces of India and China are seeking to engage with each other for the first time this year to build up on ...

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Indian Navy wins friends, expands influence in Indian Ocean region

August 28th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Parallel to India's rise as a global economic power, its navy is expanding its influence among the over 30 Indian Ocean countries with efficient delivery of aid ...

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Indian Navy to participate in South Korean international fleet review

August 20th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) In a move aimed at exercising greater influence in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Navy will be participating in South Korea's second International Fleet Review, apart ...

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India closer to acquiring Boeing maritime aircraft

August 10th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS -
By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India has inched closer to acquiring the Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft from the US that will give it a marked edge in the Indian ...

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‘Maritime terrorism gains roots in Indian Ocean’

August 9th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Maritime terrorism has gained roots in the Indian Ocean region, the Indian Navy says. Delivering a lecture on the Vision of the Indian Navy, its chief Admiral ...

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IAF chief unaware of Russian air force patrol plans in Indian Ocean

August 7th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Russians have announced plans to conduct patrol flights over the Indian Ocean region with their strategic Tu-160 and Tu-95 bombers but the Indian Air Force (IAF) ...

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P8I aircraft will give Indian Navy maritime patrol edge: Boeing

May 15th, 2008 - 10:34 am ICT by admin -
By Vishnu Makhijani Renton (Washington State), May 15 (IANS) The Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft the Indian Navy is on the verge of acquiring in a $2.2 billion deal will give it a ...

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Indian ships first to arrive with relief supplies in Myanmar

May 7th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Two Indian Naval ships carrying essential relief material supplies berthed alongside at naval jetty Yangon on Wednesday. They were the first ships to arrive in Myanmar. Myanmar ...

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Naval commanders to discuss China’s N-sub base

May 6th, 2008 - 11:55 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Indian Navy commanders meting in their annual conference beginning Wednesday in Mumbai are likely to discuss China's deployment of nuclear submarines at Hainan Island, close to the ...

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Navy Commanders Conference to be held in Mumbai

May 6th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, May 6 (ANI): To deliberate upon major operational issues pertaining to the Nations defence, a Naval Commanders' Conference will be held at the Western Naval Command Headquarters' here between May ...

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India worried about maritime security: Ronen Sen

April 9th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Indias Ambassador to the United States, Ronen Sen, has said New Delhi is worried about the maritime challenges like piracy, terrorism and trafficking of narcotics, arms and ...

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India plans more frequent joint exercises with US Navy

India plans more frequent joint exercises with US Navy

April 9th, 2008 - 10:56 am ICT by admin -
By Arun Kumar Washington, April 9 (IANS) As a major force for stability in the Indian Ocean, India will continue regular joint exercises with the US and other major navies with increasing frequency ...

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