maritime security

Washington, March 10 – US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran on Tuesday against disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, stating that President Donald Trump was prepared to respond with overwhelming force if Tehran attempted to block one of the world’s most sensitive energy...

Islamabad, March 9 The Pakistan Navy (PN) said on Monday that it has launched 'Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr' to counter multi-dimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade.According to a statement by the army, the operation comes in light of the evolving regional maritime security...

New Delhi, March 9 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Monday that Iran had expressed its gratitude to India for what he described as a “humane gesture” after New Delhi allowed the Iranian warship IRIS Lavan to dock at Kochi port amid the ongoing tensions in West Asia...

Washington, March 9 – The United States has said it will ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz and maintain the free flow of global energy supplies as the conflict with Iran escalates, while warning that Tehran is miscalculating American military resolve.In an interview with CBS’s 60...

Tehran, March 7 – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to the official news agency IRNA.The report stated that the "violating" oil tanker, sailing under the commercial name 'Prima', was struck by a drone after it...

Kochi, March 7 Two media personnel and a boat driver were arrested for allegedly trespassing into the high-security zone of Cochin Port harbour here and taking photos and videos of an Iranian ship on Saturday, police said.They allegedly took photographs and videos of the Iranian ship, which...

March 07, New Delhi: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that it had targeted an oil tanker in the Gulf during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States.In a statement, the IRGC said that the tanker, operating under the trade name "Prima", was struck by...

March 07, New Delhi: The final day of the Raisina Dialogue will focus on the future global order and economic resilience, with discussions centered on maritime security, supply chains, and strategic rivalries.Several sessions will examine maritime security challenges across the Indian Ocean...

New Delhi, March 6 In this era of changing geopolitics, oceans have once again come to the center of the world's power balance, and it is India's responsibility to provide leadership with confidence and capability, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, referring to the escalating...

Mundali (Odisha), March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that the Central Industrial Security Force will now be responsible for the security of various sea ports across the country.In his address at the 57th Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) here...

New Delhi, March 6 Mauritius will soon begin importing petroleum products from India under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful said on Friday."In the past, we had a similar arrangement with the Indian government, involving the Mangalore oil...

New Delhi, March 6 – Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that talks were underway with the Shipping Ministry and shipping companies to facilitate the release of cargo stranded due to the conflict in the Middle East.The government will explore ways to ease the burden on...

March 06, New Delhi: The Sri Lankan Navy had earlier disembarked 208 crew members from a second Iranian vessel off the island's coast.This development follows a U.S. submarine attack on a first Iranian warship in the same region, which resulted in 87 deaths and several others missing.Anura...

Hyderabad, March 6 – AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that the Indian government issue a clear statement and condemn the US Navy sinking an Iranian warship close to Indian waters.The Hyderabad MP wanted the government to clarify whether the Trump administration informed it...

Kolkata, March 6 In this era of changing geopolitics, oceans have once again come to the center of the world's power balance, and it is India's responsibility to provide leadership with confidence and capability, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, referring to the escalating conflict...

Colombo, March 6 Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the government has taken over operations concerning the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr and its crew as a neutral state, as authorities move to bring the crew ashore and relocate the ship away from the country's main commercial...

New Delhi, March 5 – The maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply as of Thursday. According to the latest update from the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region, the region has witnessed a surge in attacks on...

New Delhi/London, March 5 – The maritime threat landscape across the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz has become highly volatile in the past 24-48 hours, driven by escalating military confrontations involving Iran, the US, and Israel.Multiple incidents involving...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday described the attack on an Iranian warship that had participated in a joint naval exercise in India as "extremely serious" and criticised the response of the Union government as "objectionable and disappointing"...

New Delhi, March 5 The CPI(M) on Thursday described the sinking of an Iranian warship by the US when it was returning from a multilateral wargame hosted by India, as a "direct attack" on New Delhi's right to hold such exercises and questioned the Indian government's "silence" on the matter.The...