China's ports and ship deployments in India's backyard raise concerns of control and influence in Indian Ocean as next ...

As China intensifies its footprint in the Indian Ocean Region through infrastructure projects, port acquisitions, and ...

India's simultaneous naval launches highlight its strategic focus on countering challenges in the Indian Ocean, a crucial maritime route through which 95 percent of its trade flows, amid China's ...

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Atlantic Ocean’s importance has shifted to the Indian Ocean region ... in 2022 to counter regional rival China’s much more extensive and growing ...

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India's Navy Launches Submarine, Warships to Guard Against China's Presence in Indian Ocean MUMBAI, India (AP) — India's navy on Wednesday simultaneously launched a submarine, a destroyer and a ...

INS Nilgiri, left, along with Submarine Vaghsheer, right, and INS Surat during their commissioning ceremony at a naval dockyard in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP) ...

The situation in the Indian Ocean region is challenging with the Chinese navy, India’s main rival, growing exponentially, defence analyst Rahul Bedi said. Will India and China’s new border ...

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Atlantic Ocean’s importance has shifted to the Indian Ocean region ... in 2022 to counter regional rival China’s much more extensive and growing ...