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Asked for his reaction to Quad alliance countries joining the French naval exercises 'La Perouse' amidst reports that the drills are aimed to contain and check China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday reiterated Beijing's stand that such a cooperation should be conducive to peace in the region. China said on Tuesday that military cooperation between countries should be conducive to regional peace, a day after Quad members, including India, joined France in a mega naval wargame in the Indian Ocean amid Beijing's aggressive actions in the region. India and three other Quad member nations - the US, Australia and Japan - on Monday joined France in kick-starting the three-day naval exercises in the eastern Indian Ocean in reflection of their growing maritime cooperation amid China's growing efforts to expand influence in the region. The Indian Ocean, considered the backyard of the Indian Navy, is critical for India's strategic interests. China...

Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, spokesman of the drill, as saying that the Indian Navy was also participating with a select group of vessels. The Indian Navy has denied that it is participating in an exercise along with the navies of Iran and Russia in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Earlier, there were reports that the Indian Navy too has joined the exercise named ‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021’. “The news reports regarding Indian Navy participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise is incorrect,” the Indian Navy said in a statement today. Earlier, reports had said that India too had has joined the two-day navy exercise involving Iran and Russia. Al Jazeera  had reported that forces and vessels from both the Iranian Army as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) navy divisions were taking part in the exercise. Many vessels from the Russian Navy were also participating. The report had quoted Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, spokesman of the drill, as saying that...

  He has so far trained over 61 naval officers, including 17 women officers. Capt Atool Sinha with Lt Commander Tulika Kotnala and Lt Surabhi Bhawsar pose on board sailing boat Bulbul at the Southern Naval Command As India marks the 50th anniversary of the victory in the 1971 war with a year-long celebration from this month, what stands out is the phenomenal rise of Indian navy from a brown-water troop to a formidable blue-water force with an ability to send ships and smaller vessels into the deep oceans.From a small fleet of 15-20 ships, the Indian navy, which was instrumental in the victory over Pakistan, now commands a 100-plus armada. The growing respect the Indian navy commands in the oceans was reflected when the Australian navy joined forces with the Indian navy in an international mission to rescue Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian navy in September 2018 when the solo skipper was injured seriously after his yacht was damaged in a storm off Western Australia during the r...

Representative Image With Chinese Navy positioning itself for dominance in the Indian Ocean through strings of ports in Myanmar, Pakistan and Iran, India is planning rapid infrastructure upgrade in its Island territories to ensure that there is no restriction on navigation or a replay of the South China Sea in Indian backyard. According to top military officials, India will upgrade the airstrip at INS Kohassa, Shibpur in north Andamans and at the Campbell strip at Nicobar into full-fledged fighter bases. The airstrip at Agatti, in Lakshadweep will also be upgraded for military operations to secure both the Bay of Bengal upto Malacca Straits and Arabian Sea up to Gulf of Aden. “The two Island territories will be like the new aircraft carriers for India, extending the navy’s reach in the region far from the mainland. Both the Islands sit on the busiest sea lanes of the world with more than half the world trade going through this route,” said a tri-service commander. Lakshadweep sits on t...

The PLA Navy may need such bases in large numbers to minimise the geographical distance from China, he said while speaking at a webinar organised by Tillotama Foundation Indian naval ship conducts a Passage Exercise PASSEX with the United States Navy's USS Nimitz carrier strike group as it transits the Indian Ocean. (Photo | Twitter) Defence and strategic experts on Monday said that China's posturing in the Indian Ocean will disturb stability and peace in the region. Commandant of National Defence College, Vice-Admiral Pradeep Kaushiva, said that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has been establishing naval bases in the Indian Ocean for a long time. The PLA Navy may need such bases in large numbers to minimise the geographical distance from China, he said while speaking at a webinar organised by Tillotama Foundation. "In such a scenario, the Indian Ocean is poised for turbulence and I believe it is in the offing," Vice-Admiral Kaushiva said. He said, ...

US supercarriers carried out a joint exercise with Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean, and a second one with the other two QUAD members - Australia and Japan - in the Philippine Sea. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and units from Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force and Australian Defence Force participate in trilateral military exercises in the Philippine Sea(US Navy) As four Indian naval ships participated in a two-day joint exercise with the American supercarrier USS Nimitz off the Andaman coast this week, another supercarrier USS Ronald Regan teamed up with navies of Australia and Japan to carry out a similar exercise 4,000 km away on the mouth of the contested South China Sea. The official statements on the exercises did not name China that has been trying to throw its weight around its neighbours. It didn’t have to as the danger is clear and present with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi clearly stating this week that Beijing was moving to the centre of the globe - in effec...

The Indian army is set to acquire 200 pieces of RQ-11 UAV, which can fly up to 10 kilometers at an altitude of 500 feet and speed up to 95 kilometre per hour. Representative Image The Indian army has set its eyes on acquiring hand-launched, remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicle Raven from US and state-of-the-art Israeli Spike Firefly “loitering” ammunition to add lethality to its ground infantry apart from long-range precision artillery shells with a range of over 40 kilometres. While the army is sharpening the teeth of its infantry, the air force will get five Rafale multi-role fighter jets from Paris this month, with another four to be used for training in France. The five fighter jets will be based at Ambala. The Indian navy is all set to commission its second ballistic missile-firing nuclear submarine, INS Arighat, later this year. According to people in South Block aware of the development, the army is set to acquire 200 pieces of RQ-11 UAV, which can fly up to 10 kilometers...