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Washington, March 19 – The ongoing US military operations involving Iran are straining India’s energy security and testing its diplomatic balance, according to Lisa Curtis, a former White House official for South Asia, who said that New Delhi is navigating a complex and increasingly volatile...

Port Victoria, March 18 – India donated ship spares to the Seychelles Defence Forces on Wednesday, highlighting New Delhi's MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) vision for inclusive, cooperative, and sustainable security and growth across regions...

Colombo, March 14 Sri Lanka has repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who were killed when their frigate was sunk by a US submarine, an official said.Last week on Wednesday, Sri Lanka said it had recovered 84 bodies of Iranian sailors after the US submarine attack sank the Iranian...

Kochi (Kerala), March 13 A two-day coastal security exercise, "Sagar Kavach," was conducted in Kerala and Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry in the state, to assess the preparedness of various agencies against asymmetric threats originating from the sea, a defence spokesperson said on Friday.The...

Colombo, March 13 – The bodies of 84 identified Iranian sailors killed in the March 4 US attack on the warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka were repatriated to Iran, the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry said on Friday.The bodies are being transported to Iran via a special flight that...

Colombo, March 13 Sri Lanka handed over the bodies of 45 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the country's coast to Iran's embassy on Friday, officials said.Chief Magistrate Sameera Dodangoda issued the order on March 11 to the Director of the National Hospital at Karapitiya...

New Delhi, March 9 Iran had sought India's permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports, and the approval was granted the next day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid tensions in the Indian Ocean region following the sinking of an Iranian warship by the US...

New Delhi, March 7 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Saturday that India had permitted an Iranian ship to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds following a request from the Iranian side on February 28, as the vessel was facing some difficulties.Permission was granted for the...

Chennai, March 6 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday questioned why India needed approval from another country to meet its own energy needs.His statement comes after the US issued a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, amid escalating tensions...

New Delhi, March 6 Top government sources on Friday described claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US about an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days ago as "baseless and preposterous".There is no question of providing any input to the US on this...

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...

New Delhi, March 6 Two days after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, Iran on Friday warned that the attack on an "unarmed ship" cannot go unpunished.The Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral...

Visakhapatnam, March 6 Many crew members of the Iranian warship Dena were unaware that they would not be able to cherish the pleasant memories they had experienced in Visakhapatnam just a few days before. Whether it was the long walks on Rushikonda Beach or the visit to the healthy Kailasagiri...

Visakhapatnam, March 5 Many crew members of the Iranian warship Dena were unaware that they would not be able to cherish the pleasant memories they had experienced in Visakhapatnam just a few days ago. Whether it was the long walks on Rushikonda Beach or a visit to the healthy Kailasagiri hills...

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...

New Delhi, March 5 Opposition parties on Thursday questioned the government's silence regarding the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine with a torpedo in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, with Rahul Gandhi stating that the conflict has reached "our doorstep and while...

Jammu, March 5 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern on Thursday over the reported sinking of an Iranian warship, stating that the vessel and its crew were guests of India for a multilateral naval exercise.This comes after a major escalation in West Asia following...

Tehran, March 5 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi strongly condemned the United States for attacking and sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, describing the incident as an “atrocity at sea” and warning that Washington would “bitterly regret” setting such a...

New Delhi, March 5 A day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Congress said on Thursday that it is shocking that there has been no response from the Modi government and claimed that the Indian government has never...

Colombo, March 4 The Sri Lankan Navy said on Wednesday that it rescued 32 Iranian sailors from a sinking Iranian naval ship off the southern coast, while several bodies were recovered from the site.Navy spokesperson Commander Buddhika Sampath told reporters that several bodies were also found...