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Why the Milan 2022 naval exercise matters

by Don McLain Gill October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

Invitations have been sent to 46 countries in preparation for Milan 2022, which is scheduled to take place early next year off Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Milan, which means “meeting” in Hindi, is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise, which had its origins in 1995. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Milan 2020 was canceled. Next year’s Milan […]

Mixed military messaging in South China Sea

by Mark Valencia August 13, 2021August 18, 2021

India

India’s Vikrant warship gets a taste of the high seas

by Dave Makichuk August 9, 2021August 10, 2021

China-India: contours of a conflict to come

by Bertil Lintner June 29, 2021July 2, 2021

Indian naval vessels in the Andaman islands. Photo: Wikimedia

India must bolster efforts to secure Andaman Sea

by Don McLain Gill June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

An unmanned underwater drone similar to the one pictured was seized by the Chinese Navy in international waters off the coast of the Philippines on December 15, 2016. China returned it on December 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters

The race to map the ocean deep

by Aditya Pareek and Aditya Ramanathan February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Carrier test: This Super Hornet loves to jump

by Dave Makichuk January 1, 2021January 2, 2021

India

Malabar 2020: A show of force on China’s doorstep

by Dave Makichuk November 4, 2020November 6, 2020

India

Super Hornet is ‘jumping’ to impress Indian Navy

by Dave Makichuk August 21, 2020August 24, 2020

India

Indian Navy deployment sends ‘message’ to China

by Dave Makichuk July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

India

Blue water mission: India getting more sub-killers

by Dave Makichuk July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

India

Indian Navy benefits from Pentagon paranoia over China

by Dave Makichuk May 18, 2020May 20, 2020

India, South Asia

Low defense budget hits India’s power ambitions

by Saikat Datta February 5, 2020February 18, 2020

The Indian Army's Special Forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Wikipedia

India, South Asia

India tries and fails to improve its special operations forces

by Saikat Datta May 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Crew are seem on top of the Indian nuclear submarine Arihant. Photo: Indian Defense Ministry

India, South Asia

New Delhi’s Indian Ocean security dilemma

by Manoj Kumar Mishra April 23, 2019February 18, 2020

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in regional relief. Map: Facebook

India, South Asia

India setting up new naval base in Andamans

by Bertil Lintner January 26, 2019February 18, 2020

Indian soldiers on alert near the Line of Control in Jammu. Photo: PTI

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Is India’s government undermining its military?

by Prakash Katoch November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

The Indian frigate Tarkash in an international exercise with the French navy on May 11, 2017. India has ordered more ships to boost its naval presence in the Indian Ocean. Photo: AFP/Fred Tanneau

AT Finance, China, India, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

New Indian navy ships to monitor China in Indian Ocean

by Bertil Lintner November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian military personnel take part in a yoga session on an Indian Navy ship anchored in Mumbai harbour on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Punit Paranjpe

China, France, India, Russia, South Asia, World

Politics holding up $3-billion Indian warships deal: report

by Bertil Lintner August 8, 2018February 18, 2020

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang in front of a statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam

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India-Vietnam defense ties in spotlight with joint naval exercise

by Abhishek Mohanty May 29, 2018May 29, 2018