Latest Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) News & Updates

Visakhapatnam, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian Navy held a series of high-level bilateral interactions with naval leaders from several partner nations on the sidelines of the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 in Visakhapatnam, reinforcing India’s growing maritime cooperation across regions.Indian Navy chief, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, held talks with South African Navy chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, with their dialogue reflecting the strong trajectory of bilateral naval cooperation, including…

Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defence and security cooperation and deepening their military-to-military cooperation through joint exercises, training, and exchanges of senior officials, while noting with satisfaction regular reciprocal port calls by the naval ships of both countries. The two leaders welcomed the establishment of a new Track 1.5 Foreign Policy and Security Dialogu…