India is making efforts to secure exploration rights for a cobalt-rich underwater mountain in the Indian Ocean, but its bid faces challenges due to competing territorial claims. The urgency behind India's application stems from concerns over China's presence in the region and its dominance in the global cobalt supply chain....
India Helps Build Container Terminal in Sri Lanka
With the Indian Ocean becoming more integral to global trade, the governments of Japan, India, and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo to increase the port's container volume and enhance marine transportation in and around South Asia. The three partners will begin work by March...
India Commissions New Naval Base in the Indian Ocean
India's Navy set up a new naval airbase - its third - on the strategically located Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. The base - INS Kohassa, was inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba in the presence of senior Navy commanders and government officials. Lanba said that...
Dunford: Strategic security relationship with India is "critical"
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during his re-confirmation hearing, "A long term strategic security relationship with India is critical to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Indian Ocean." "We should also continue to strengthen our defense relationship by pursuing opportunities to co-develop...
India Signs $100 Million Service Deal with Boeing
Seattle-based Boeing and India's Navy signed a $100-million contract, that requires Boeing to maintain spare parts and personnel in India, ready to respond to any defects or failures in the P-8I fleet over the next three years. This 'performance-based logistics' contract requires Boeing to continue the warranty services it has...
India eyes buried mineral treasure
According to The Times of India, India will soon be seeking the approval for deep-sea exploration of minerals and metals in central Indian Ocean region from International Seabed Authority (ISA). This move is done to anchor the country’s strategic significance in the Indian Ocean region and open up the possibility...