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Endless potential, new determination: Admiral Tripathi's visit boosts India-Indonesia maritime ties
1 week, 1 day 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 …

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How maritime trade has become a tool of diplomacy and deterrence
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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Stitched ship project: Recreating ancient Indian maritime wonder
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Stitched ship project: Recreating ancient Indian maritime wonder

Firstpost  

On the small island of Divar, in Goa, a big dream is slowly, imperceptibly, taking shape. His books “The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History” and “The Incredible History of India’s Geography” make a reference to the stitched ship. During the course of his research having come across this unique way in which ancient Indians constructed …

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Fort Jesus, standing testament to rich past of Kenya
1 year, 11 months ago

Fort Jesus, standing testament to rich past of Kenya

China Daily  

Visitors are shown ancient cannons installed in Fort Jesus. Site dated back to early colonial conquest in Africa tells the story of multicultural, interconnected Indian Ocean Built by the Portuguese toward the end of the 16th century on the Kenyan coastline in Mombasa city, Fort Jesus tells the story of early colonial conquest in Africa and how the Portuguese at …

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Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent
2 years, 6 months ago

Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent

The Economist  

Slavery devastated not just individual victims but entire families. In a sample of nearly 1,500 interviews with freed slaves in the 1930s, 40% of those born into slavery in two-parent households said they had lost a parent by the age of 20. Domestic slave population, m United States Slaves disembarking, ’000 Selected regions 4 100 Congress bans slave imports Congress …

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