Endless potential, new determination: Admiral Tripathi's visit boosts India-Indonesia maritime ties
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Endless potential, new determination: Admiral Tripathi's visit boosts India-Indonesia maritime ties

Firstpost  

Institutionalising the India-Indonesia maritime partnership will be crucial as both nations navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. Regular high-level dialogues, expanded training initiatives, and deeper defence-industrial collaboration must form the bedrock of this relationship From securing trade routes to advancing defence collaboration, India and Indonesia are charting a path toward peace, progress, and maritime stability. During his four-day visit, Admiral Tripathi is holding discussions with Indonesia’s Defence Minister, Lt Gen Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Commander of the Armed Forces General Agus Subiyanto, and Chief of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Muhammad Ali. Beyond these tactical operations, the patrols emphasise a broader strategic alignment between India’s Act East policy and Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum initiative, which prioritises regional security and economic connectivity. The visit reflects the nations’ shared commitment to a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific by focusing on synchronised naval operations and shared maritime security challenges.

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Indian Coast Guard ships arrive in Maldives for maritime collaboration
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Indian Coast Guard ships arrive in Maldives for maritime collaboration

India Today  

The Indian Coast Guard's two patrol vessels arrived in Maldives's capital Male on Monday as part of their ongoing deployment to the Indian Ocean Region. The visit by Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Vaibhav and Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Abhiraj, underscores India’s efforts to bolster maritime collaboration and enhance bilateral ties within the region, the officials noted. The agenda also includes …

Navy Chief Dinesh K Tripathi to embark on 4-day visit to Indonesia
4 weeks ago

Navy Chief Dinesh K Tripathi to embark on 4-day visit to Indonesia

India Today  

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, will embark on a four-day official visit to Indonesia from December 15 to 18, 2024. This visit is part of ongoing efforts to further consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Indonesia, in line with the deepening comprehensive strategic partnership, with a focus on enhancing naval cooperation. During the visit, Admiral …

Indian, Philippine Coast Guards hold bilateral meeting to strengthen cooperation
1 month ago

Indian, Philippine Coast Guards hold bilateral meeting to strengthen cooperation

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In line with the rising bilateral ties with India, the Philippines Coast Guards on Monday conducted a bilateral meeting at ICG HQs here. This was part of the ongoing cooperation framework established under the MoU signed between the Indian Coast Guard and the Philippines Coast Guard. It was the second meeting as part of the ongoing cooperation framework …

How maritime trade has become a tool of diplomacy and deterrence
1 month ago

How maritime trade has become a tool of diplomacy and deterrence

Firstpost  

As the geopolitical landscape shifts, particularly in contested waters such as the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, the role of navies as guardians of trade and deterrents of conflict is being redefined The Indian Ocean is a pivotal geopolitical nexus, serving as a bridge between the East and the West and a vital conduit for global trade and …

Indonesian defence establishment could benefit from India’s experience and successes: Indian envoy
8 months, 1 week ago

Indonesian defence establishment could benefit from India’s experience and successes: Indian envoy

The Hindu  

“We are aware that Indonesia is also keen to build its own defence industry. We are keen to share our experiences in this endeavour,” said Sandeep Chakravorty, Indian envoy in Indonesia addressing the first-ever “India-Indonesia defence industry exhibition-cum-seminar” organised in Jakarta as the two countries mark the 75th year of establishment of diplomatic ties. Indian defence companies have achieved record …

The Indian seafarer deserves better in choppy high seas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Indian seafarer deserves better in choppy high seas

The Hindu  

April 25, 2024 12:08 am | Updated 02:31 am IST Amid rising safety concerns among Indian seafarers following the recent attacks on commercial ships in sensitive geographical areas such as the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, India submitted three papers to the 111th Session of the International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee, which is from April 22 to 26, …

India has long and distinguished maritime tradition whose civilisational imprint is still visible in the region: Jaishankar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India has long and distinguished maritime tradition whose civilisational imprint is still visible in the region: Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

Manila, Mar 26 India has a long and distinguished maritime tradition whose civilisational imprint is still visible in this region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as he hailed the docking of an Indian Coast Guard ship here signified the deepening of bilateral ties with Manila. Jaishankar, who is in the Philippines on the second leg of his …

US Defence Secretary appreciates Indian Navy’s role in anti-piracy operations
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US Defence Secretary appreciates Indian Navy’s role in anti-piracy operations

Firstpost  

The US Defense Secretary’s commendation of the Indian Navy was stated in a readout on the phone discussion between Austin and Singh that was released by the Ministry of Defence The defence ministry said both Singh and Austin also reviewed the bilateral events such as the INDUS-X summit held in Delhi last month Image Courtesy X/@rajnathsingh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh …

Beyond the Lines | India’s naval diplomacy: Building trust in the oceans
10 months ago

Beyond the Lines | India’s naval diplomacy: Building trust in the oceans

Firstpost  

In an era of uncertainties and wars, the sight of an assertive but responsible Indian naval presence will eventually grow to be a powerful and reassuring one in the high seas India’s focus on its land borders has historically stemmed from past learnings from medieval-era invasions and in the current era, involved conflicts over land borders or around states contiguous …

India-Japan-South Korea trilateral: Time to chart new paths in the Indo-Pacific
10 months ago

India-Japan-South Korea trilateral: Time to chart new paths in the Indo-Pacific

Firstpost  

The three nations must take the opportunity to fortify their partnership to safeguard their interests and uphold the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific In 2011 an idea was germinated in New Delhi over a dinner reception, and that idea led to the formation of a trilateral between India, South Korea, and Japan. Japan and South Korea can utilise this …

Dominating the Indian Ocean: India Transforming Lakshadweep into Strategic Military Stronghold
10 months, 1 week ago

Dominating the Indian Ocean: India Transforming Lakshadweep into Strategic Military Stronghold

News 18  

For an excruciatingly long period, the only attention Lakshadweep got was from school kids – learning about India’s pristine islands for the first time. This airstrip’s development also aims to boost tourism around Lakshadweep and enhance India’s surveillance capabilities in and around the Arabian Sea and the wider Indo-Pacific region. Indians know fairly well that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands …

Challenge in the Indian Ocean
11 months, 1 week ago

Challenge in the Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Ocean region has become restive, with the war in West Asia finding an echo in the waters surrounding India, including a surge in attacks on merchant ships and attempted hijacking of vessels. While India has been involved in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia since 2008, the current situation has required the deployment of 10 frontline warships …

Navigating diplomacy: Kenya's President Ruto set sail for enhanced maritime cooperation with India in maiden visit
1 year, 1 month ago

Navigating diplomacy: Kenya's President Ruto set sail for enhanced maritime cooperation with India in maiden visit

Firstpost  

The first visit by the new Kenyan President, William Ruto, to India is significant in many aspects. With the joint communique and the India-Kenya Joint Vision Statement on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region – “BAHARI”, the inclusion of Kenya into India’s SAGAR and Indo-Pacific policy seems to be moving ahead. Concerning maritime cooperation, India and Kenya are both …

The challenge of maritime security in the Global South
1 year, 1 month ago

The challenge of maritime security in the Global South

The Hindu  

Charles Darwin is reputed to have argued that the key to human survival is not humankind’s innate superiority but its natural adaptability. It is instructive, however, that the bulk of the demand for maritime security in recent years has come from states facing unconventional security threats, such as illegal fishing, natural disasters, marine pollution, human and drug trafficking, and the …

India, Sri Lanka Navies discuss maritime security in Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar
1 year, 2 months ago

India, Sri Lanka Navies discuss maritime security in Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar

The Hindu  

A recent meeting between the Indian and Sri Lankan Navies discussed maritime security in the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar region, the safety of fishermen, measures to curtail trafficking of contraband, among other issues. The meeting was the 33rd edition of annual International Maritime Boundary Line meeting between the representatives of Navies and Coast Guards of India and …

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression

Firstpost  

Indonesia’s commitment to deepening its cooperation with India must be seen within the context of its complex relationship with China Indonesia, a key regional player in Southeast Asia, has become increasingly concerned about the growing influence of China and its assertive behaviour in the South China Sea. Sabang Port’s strategic significance lies in its proximity to the Malacca Strait, a …

No nation can tackle alone challenges of Indo-Pacific: Rajnath
1 year, 3 months ago

No nation can tackle alone challenges of Indo-Pacific: Rajnath

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said security considerations have elevated the strategic significance of the Indo-Pacific and the vast stretch confronts a web of challenges that no country can tackle alone, with army chief General Manoj Pande describing it as a theatre of complexities with manifestations of interstate competitions and a top US general calling for deepening …

Coast Guards of India, Philippines to enhance professional bonds
1 year, 4 months ago

Coast Guards of India, Philippines to enhance professional bonds

The Hindu  

Commanders of the Coast Guards of India and Philippines on August 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Enhanced Maritime Cooperation. The MoU was signed by Director General Indian Coast Guard Rakesh Pal and Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard, Admiral Artemio M. Abu who is on a visit to India from August 20 to 24 which will be followed by the …

Scope for joint sales, patrols through maritime cooperation between India and Philippines
1 year, 6 months ago

Scope for joint sales, patrols through maritime cooperation between India and Philippines

The Hindu  

June 29, 2023 10:33 pm | Updated June 30, 2023 11:38 am IST - NEW DELHI There is lot of scope for expansion of defence cooperation between India and the Philippines, especially in maritime security, including the potential for joint sales as well as joint patrols, diplomatic sources said, as the Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo held …

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific

Hindustan Times  

From May 2-8, 2023, the maiden Association of Southeast Asian Nations -India Maritime Exercise took place in the Indian Ocean. India’s ASEAN outreach began in 1992 when New Delhi was admitted as a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN; 2022 marked 30 years of this partnership, which was celebrated as India-ASEAN Friendship Year. In 2019, India and ASEAN outlined their approaches …

Increased risk to rules-based order from non-traditional threats: Navy Chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Increased risk to rules-based order from non-traditional threats: Navy Chief

The Hindu  

While we cannot rule out the possibility of conventional inter-state conflict, there is an increased risk to the rules-based order, which is emanating from disputes of jurisdiction, undermining of United National Convention on the Law of the Sea, piracy and armed robbery, illegal human migration, drugs and arms trafficking, and Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fishing, said Navy Chief Admiral R. …

Prosperous Indo-Pacific hinges on peaceful maritime domain: Navy chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Prosperous Indo-Pacific hinges on peaceful maritime domain: Navy chief

The Hindu  

A prosperous Indo-Pacific hinges on a peaceful maritime domain, and the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative holds immense potential for synchronising and synergising the collective efforts towards achieving it, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on Wednesday. In his address at the fourth edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue here, he also said maritime terrorism and proliferation of advanced technologies have "further …

Sri Lanka, India discuss common maritime challenges faced in Indian Ocean
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka, India discuss common maritime challenges faced in Indian Ocean

Firstpost  

The 32nd international maritime boundary line meeting between Sri Lankan and Indian navy was held on board SLNS Sayura off the coast of Kankesanthurai on Friday Colombo: The navies of India and Sri Lanka have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and actions to overcome common maritime challenges faced by the navies and coast guard personnel of the two countries …

A risky new status quo
2 years, 3 months ago

A risky new status quo

The Hindu  

India and China appear to be mending fences, gingerly. The buffer zones and Depsang’s status both suit China’s objectives because they limit India’s military activities near the LAC, which analysts judge had partly motivated China’s initial incursions in 2020. China still claims Arunachal Pradesh as its own, and just as it has pressed its maritime claims once its growing capabilities …

India’s Maritime Security: What Are The Challenges And Why Securing The Seas Is Priority
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s Maritime Security: What Are The Challenges And Why Securing The Seas Is Priority

ABP News  

Indian Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade recently announced that India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be commissioned on September 2, 2022, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian Maritime Doctrine and Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy are two key official documents that deal with the subject of maritime security in India. Looking Ahead: …

Why India Which Refused to Join RCEP is Willing to be a Part of US-led IPEF
2 years, 7 months ago

Why India Which Refused to Join RCEP is Willing to be a Part of US-led IPEF

News 18  

The Quad leaders have met for the fourth time in just over a year, indicating that this four-nation club is taking on a more institutional character. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, the Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in the Indo-Pacific, the Quad Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Package, the Quad Debt …

The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need
3 years ago

The sail that Indian diplomacy, statecraft need

The Hindu  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts the five Central Asia leaders at the Republic Day Parade on January 26, it will send a strong signal — of the new prominence of the Central Asian region in India’s security calculations. India’s continental strategy, in which the Central Asian region is an indispensable link, has progressed intermittently over the past two decades …

Hope maritime neighbours are sensitive to our security concerns: Defence Secretary
3 years, 2 months ago

Hope maritime neighbours are sensitive to our security concerns: Defence Secretary

The Hindu  

Stating that to achieve high growth it is imperative to secure a free, open and inclusive maritime region where legitimate interests of all nations must be respected, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Monday India hopes that its maritime neighbours understand and are sensitive to India’s “legitimate maritime security concerns” and “unprecedented expansion” of conventional navies can start a “new …

India, Australia sign ‘Joint Guidance’ for naval cooperation
3 years, 4 months ago

India, Australia sign ‘Joint Guidance’ for naval cooperation

The Hindu  

To further bilateral and multilateral cooperation and interoperability in the maritime domain, Indian Navy and Australian Navy on Wednesday signed a ‘joint guidance for Navy to Navy relationship’ document. The signing ceremony for the ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia – India Navy to Navy Relationship’ document was held virtually between Indian Navy Chief Adm Karambir Singh and Australian Navy Chief …

India’s Initiative on Maritime Security at UNSC is a Wake-Up Call for the World
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s Initiative on Maritime Security at UNSC is a Wake-Up Call for the World

News 18  

“The ocean is our common heritage … … is facing many challenges,” observed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasising that “sea routes are being misused for piracy and terrorism.” He was kicking off a high-level debate at the UN Security Council, on the vital issue of enhancing maritime security, on August 9. “Collective action and cooperation will best advance peace and …

Indian Navy Eastern Fleet to deploy task force for two months in South China Sea
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Navy Eastern Fleet to deploy task force for two months in South China Sea

India Today  

Indian Navy ships will proceed on an overseas deployment to South East Asian countries as part of India’s 'Act East' policy to enhance military cooperation amid China's increasing forays in the Indian Ocean Region. "In pursuit of the Act East policy and to enhance military cooperation with friendly countries, a Task Force of Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet is scheduled to …

INS Saryu to conduct coordinated patrol with Indonesia from July 30 to 31
3 years, 5 months ago

INS Saryu to conduct coordinated patrol with Indonesia from July 30 to 31

India Today  

Indian Naval Ship Saryu, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel, is undertaking Coordinated Patrol with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Bung Tomo from July 30 to 31. The 36th edition of CORPAT between India and Indonesia will also witness the participation of Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both nations. Read | India sends 100 MT oxygen, 300 concentrators to Indonesia as Covid …

Covid crisis, India and the Indian Ocean balance of power
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid crisis, India and the Indian Ocean balance of power

Times of India  

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, India has turned the crisis into an opportunity in the Indian Ocean region thanks to its humanitarian assistance programme and increased engagement with other powers in the region. Concurrently, India’s humanitarian assistance programme and pragmatism towards littoral states and some other recent developments such as the first Quad leaders’ virtual Summit, Quad Malabar naval exercise in …

Time to shift focus to the maritime sphere
4 years, 3 months ago

Time to shift focus to the maritime sphere

The Hindu  

For a country that has been traditionally obsessed with a continental approach to war and peace, India’s continental ‘grand’ strategy is facing an existential crisis today. To begin with, New Delhi must seek ways to break up the ‘nutcracker situation’ that the Pakistani and Chinese strategies have forced India into. Comment | Putting the SAGAR vision to the test Maritime …

A case of a maritime presence adrift
4 years, 11 months ago

A case of a maritime presence adrift

The Hindu  

As the millennium dawned, the world feared that computers would crash because of the Y2K bug. The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency tasked with regulating shipping, had mandated that merchant ships should not burn fuel with sulphur content greater than 0.5% beginning January 1. The IMO currently lists India as among the 10 states with the “largest interest …

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