Indian Ocean

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivers a speech during a ceremony for the delivery of the first Rafale fighter to the Indian Air Force at the factory of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux, France, October 8, 2019. File Photo: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
South Asia

India's defence minister cites power rivalry in Indian Ocean region

India has sought to counter China as Beijing grows its influence in India's neighbourhood through investments and development projects in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US military base

File photo of Mongla port. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

India keen on operating Mongla port

Photo: Hindustan Times
World+Biz

Iran denies US claim it targeted tanker near India

Chief Petty Officers stand in formation on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt for a photo honoring the 125th birthday of the Navy Chief Petty Officer rate, in the Strait of Malacca April 1, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony J. Rivera/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
China

Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war

Seven bodies recovered after Chinese vessel capsized in Indian Ocean
World+Biz

Seven bodies recovered after Chinese vessel capsized in Indian Ocean

US wants to provide $6m for maritime security initiatives, partnering with Bangladesh and others
Bangladesh

US wants to provide $6m for maritime security initiatives, partnering with Bangladesh and others

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Greater regional cooperation needed to reap benefits of blue economy: FM 

Dr David Brewster. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Bangladesh and Australia should step it up as Indian Ocean partners

U.S. President Joe Biden holds virtual talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2022. The White House/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

China’s actions in Indian Ocean include use of ‘coercive economic tools’: US

Photo: Mumit M
South Asia

8 cyclones have formed over 129 years in March, only 2 crossed coasts: IMD

A rocket is fired from the Indian Navy destroyer ship INS Ranvir during an exercise drill in the Bay Of Bengal off the coast of Chennai in April 2017.Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
South Asia

India boosts naval patrols to catch China in crowded global seas

Photo: Collected
South Asia

Experts fear biodiversity loss in Andaman, Nicobar Islands