China, Russia and Iran began third joint naval drills in the north of Indian Ocean today [Friday] aimed at boosting marine security. Iran's state TV said, eleven of its vessels have joined with three Russian ships including a destroyer and two Chinese vessels. Iran's Revolutionary Guard also ...

TEHRAN – China, Russia and Iran are to hold joint naval exercises in the north of the Indian Ocean today, according to an Iranian news agency. A spokesman for Iran's armed forces told the semiofficial ISNA news agency that the purpose of the drills was to "strengthen security and ...

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday accused India of nuclearizing the Indian Ocean and said the New Delhi government, in the pursuit of hegemonic designs, inducted advanced weapons systems and delivery platforms into its naval arsenals. Speaking at the International ...

Long-range missiles from Iran landed 100 miles from the Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group belonging to the United States, Fox News has reported. The missiles allegedly landed 20 miles from a commercial vessel in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, the network reported link citing unnamed US ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards today fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise. Today’s drill targets were in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean. Iranian state media quoted Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami saying ...

*New Delhi: *Over 120 warships of extra-regional forces are currently deployed in the Indian Ocean Region in support of various missions, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday, referring to increasing maritime presence of various countries in the strategic sea lanes. In an address ...

When the United States tried to seal a defense deal seven years ago with the Maldives, a sprawling and strategic archipelago, its plans were quietly torpedoed by a friend -- India, which considers the Indian Ocean its sphere of influence. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit the Maldives ...

ISLAMABAD - US diplomatic circles have supported India in its confrontation with China on the border and in the Indian Ocean. First Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Alice Wells, who is resigning in May, has accused China of using border clashes with India to change the status ...

MOSCOW - The Indian Navy received a meagre $3.7 billion for naval modernisation from the country’s annual budget which was presented to the parliament on 1 February. This is just slightly up on the $3.6 billion last year, as India's navy struggles to counter the Chinese Navy’s growing influence ...

NEW DELHI - Indian Navy to acquire advanced submarines worth $7 billions to compete Pakistan and China Navies in Indian Ocean. India's apex decision making body for defence procurement has approved the shortlist of companies that will build six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy. The ...