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Indian AirForce Commanders’ Conference takes off

New Delhi. 11 April 2019. The first bi-annual Commanders’ Conference of IAF for the year 2019 began today at the Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan). The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the Air…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa, Air Force Commanders, Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan, Balakot strikes, Chief of the Air Staff, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian AirForce Commanders, Indian Ocean Region, Strategic Partnership Model, Wing Commander Abhinandan

China is the BIG word at Asian Security Conference

By Cmde. Ranjit Rai New Delhi. 29 March 2019. In the three days of the Asian Security Conference organised by IDSA. China has gained by entry in to WTO…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral (Dr.) Jayanath Colombage, Ambassador. Shamsher M. Chowdhury, Asian Security Conference, Code of Conduct, Contemporary China Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Dr. Alice Ekman, Dr. Brendon Cannon, Dr. Ha Anh Tuan, Former Foreign Secretary, French Institute of International Relations, Hawaii East West Centre, IDSA, Indian Ocean Region, IndoLanka Initiatives, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Prakash Menon, Lt. General S.L. Narasimhan, Maritime Security Order, Net Security Provider, Prof Mohan Malik, Prof. Zhang Jiadong, Rohan Masakorala, Security Architecture, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Zone of Peace

Lt.Cdrs Ambika Hooda & Seema Rani Sharma, P8I Squadron Indian Navy

Awardees From The Indian Navy Of Women In Aviation Awards From The Three Forces (Transcribed Interview) Good morning, I’m Lieutenant Commander, Ambika Hooda, staff observer on P8-I squadron, posted at…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aviation awards, DRDO, flying Donears, INAS 312, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Region, Lieutenant Commander, Lt.Cdrs Ambika Hooda, P8I Squadron, Seema Rani Sharma

Indian Navy had a hands full 2018

New Delhi. 31 December 2018. Humanitarian relief, overseas operations, internal commitments, joint exercises with more than half a dozen countries and launches, the Indian Navy had a busy 2018.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air Force, Anti-piracy exercise, Asian Wrestling Championship, BARC, COAST GUARD, Coastal states of India, Commander Abhilash Tomy, Cyclone Berguitta, Day at Sea, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, DRDO, Eastern Fleet ships, Eastern Naval Command, EX-VARUNA, exercise IBSAMAR, Exercise Malabar, exercise RIMPAC, Golden Globe Race, Harbour Phase, Honk Kong Gymnastics, Humanitarian relief, ICG Ship Sarathi, IITs, IN Ships Tir, IN war plans, IND-INDO Bilateral exercise, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, Indian Ocean Region, INS Rana, INS Sarvekshak, IONS, joint exercises, Junior Asian Wrestling Championship, MILAN-18, Navika Sagar Parikrama, NIOHCArtificial Intelligence, North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commission, Northern Bay of Bengal, NT Lalbiakkima, operational exercises ENCORE-18, Overseas Deployment, P8I aircraft, Port Blair, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Rakesh Patra, Raksha Mantri, Rohit Kumar, Sachin Rathi, SAGAR, Second Dornier aircraft, Seychelles Air Force, Simons Town, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Chetak helicopters, Sunda Strait, Table-Top Exercise, Western Fleet, Western Fleet ships, Western FleetOverseas, Western Naval Command

India trying to reduce Chinese influence on Maldives

Extends USD 1.4 Bn budgetary support By JK Verma New Delhi. 23 December 2018. Prime Minister Modi, after meeting visiting President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih of Republic of Maldives,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Abdul Gayoom, Abdulla Yameen, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Coco Islands, CPEC, cultural cooperation, European Union, Hambantota port, India-First Policy, Indian Ocean Region, intelligence agency MSS, ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Maldivian Democratic Party, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of State Security, President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih, President Solih, President Yameen, Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reduce Chinese influence, Republic of Maldives, Supreme Court judge

Indian Navy launches Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)

Gurugram. 22 December 2018. Nirmala Sitharaman Defence Minister of India launched the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) Gurugram.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral Sunil Lanba, Analysis Centre, Chief of the Naval Staff, Defence Minister of India, IMAC, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Region, Information Fusion Centre, Information Management, Nirmala Sitharaman, Resident Defence Attaches

Indian Navy completes refit of Maldivian Coast Guard Ship Huravee

Visakhapatnam. 15 November 2018. Maldivian Coast Guard Ship (MCGS) Huravee successfully completed her refit at Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam and the ship was formally handed over to Major Mohamed Jamshad,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard, Commanding Officer MCGS Huravee, Foreign Navies, Garden Reach Shipbuilders, Indian Government, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Region, INS Tillanchang, Major Mohamed Jamshad, Maldivian Coast Guard Ship, MCGS Huravee, Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam, Rear Admiral Amit Bose

Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018 takes off

New Delhi. 17 October 2018. The Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018, the second edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GSM) – a forum towards fostering friendly relations with the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral Sunil Lanba, Captain Verghese Mathews, Chief of Naval Staff, Dr Jabin Jacob, Goa Maritime Symposium, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Region, INS Mandovi, Jayanath Colombage, Ms Jane Chan Git Yin, Naval War College Journal, Prof. Dattesh DP Parulekar, Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Stronger Maritime Partnerships

Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018

New Delhi. 10 October 2018. Towards fostering friendly relations with our maritime neighbours, the Indian Navy, through the Naval War College, Goa is hosting the ‘Goa Maritime Symposium –…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral Sunil Lanba, Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships, century strategic landscape, Chief of the Naval Staff, Goa Maritime Symposium, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean Region, INS Mandovi, maiden Goa Maritime Conclave, Naval War College, Ocean littoral countries

Cdr Abhilash Tomy reaches India onboard INS Satpura

Visakhapatnam. 06 October 2018.Commander Abhilash Tomy who was under medical observation at Ile Amsterdam was brought to India safely onboard INS Satpura today. Vice Adm Karambir Singh FOC-in-C…Read more ›