Panaji, February 21 Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi inaugurated the Goa Maritime Conclave 2026 on Saturday, bringing together delegates from 14 Indian Ocean nations to address escalating regional challenges, including drug trafficking and illegal fishing.Vice Admiral Sameer...
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United Nations, February 20 Iran will respond "decisively and proportionately" to any military aggression, exercising its right to self-defense under the UN Charter, its UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.Citing...
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Washington, February 19 – US President Donald Trump has publicly urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to proceed with what he described as a “100-Year Lease” arrangement with Mauritius involving Diego Garcia, the strategic Indian Ocean island that hosts a key joint US–UK military base...
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New Delhi, February 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed world leaders, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, at the ongoing AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam convention center here.The world leaders, including Sri Lanka...
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Panaji, February 18 The upcoming Goa Maritime Conclave, which will involve navies from 14 Indian Ocean nations, is taking place amid challenges such as illegal and unregulated fishing and drug trafficking, which impact regional stability, a senior naval official said.Rear Admiral A D Nair...
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Global leaders continue to arrive in New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026. President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Vice President of Seychelles, Sebastien Pillay, and Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, arrived in the national capital today for the AI...
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New Delhi, February 18 – Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, and Seychelles Vice President Sebastien Pillay arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to participate in the AI Impact Summit 2026, which highlights the transformative potential of artificial...
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Washington, February 18 – The United States and Mauritius will hold bilateral discussions next week in Port Louis, focusing on security cooperation and the future operation of the military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos archipelago, the US State Department said.The talks, led by the...
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Bhubaneswar, February 17 The family of the merchant navy cadet from Odisha, Sarthak Mohapatra, on Tuesday sought a criminal investigation into his disappearance from the vessel mid-sea off the coast of Mauritius on February 3.Sarthak's mother, Rashmita Mohapatra, and her uncle, Santosh Sahu...
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New Delhi, February 17 The Indian Navy is set to host the fifth edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave on February 21, a premier platform that harnesses the collective wisdom and operational experience of security practitioners from the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to generate practical solutions to...
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New Delhi, February 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are scheduled to meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to assess the progress made under the India-France strategic partnership and exchange views on key regional and global developments.Prime Minister Modi will...
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The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 is set to begin today at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This five-day summit is the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South. Leaders from 20 nations are scheduled to attend the event. These include French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazilian...
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