New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) US aerospace company SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle in a test flight to validate technology central to CEO Elon Musk’s ambitions for Starlink expansion, as the company’s stock continues to slide.The rocket’s Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft nearly two minutes after the launch, and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf. This was the second flight of the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles and the first Starship flight to deploy the …
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Port Louis, July 24 (IANS) Terming the partnership with India as “multifaceted”, Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful on Friday highlighted the active involvement of Indian government in financing and developing numerous infrastructure projects in the Indian Ocean nation. In an interview with IANS, Ramful, who is also a minister for Regional Integration and International Trade, highlighted the growing business ties between both countries.”India-Mauritius partnership is multifaceted and it…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India’s special economic package of nearly $680 million for Mauritius reflects the deepening strategic and economic partnership between the two countries, Mauritius’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Dhananjay Ramful, said on Friday.In an interview with IANS, Ramful said the package, comprising grants and concessional lines of credit, underscores the importance India attaches to Mauritius under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lead…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia demonstrates an important milestone in the evolution of Indo-Pacific strategy. The visit was not only a diplomatic reach to three nations but showcased India’s effort to develop a network of strategic partnerships linking Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, a report has detailed. “India’s Indo-Pacific vision has evolved significantly over the past decade. Initially shaped…
New Delhi/ Canberra, July 18 (IANS) The Cocos Keeling Islands (CKI) complement India’s Andaman and Nicobar Command, which faces the Bay of Bengal and the approaches to the Malacca Strait. Given its location in the eastern Indian Ocean, CKI provides India with a more distributed maritime outlook of the sea lanes, including those linked to the Sunda and Lombok straits, a report has stated.The India-Australia developments around CKI are part of a broader strategic realignment, rather than merely an…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday stressed the need for BIMSTEC nations to collaborate, take decisive actions for mutual benefit, and find solutions through discussions, amid the conflicts and geopolitical uncertainties. Addressing the fifth BIMSTEC National Security Advisors’ Meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, NSA Doval said, “We are meeting today in the backdrop of a challenging global landscape. We are witnessing conflicts and geopolitical uncerta…
Washington, July 16 (IANS) The US military conducted a new round of strikes against Iran, US Central Command said early on Thursday (Indian time). “At 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT), U.S. forces launched operations for a second wave of strikes today against Iran,” the command wrote in a post on X. “The strikes are targeting Iranian military capabilities used to threaten vessels freely transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.”Earlier on Wednesday (local time), the command said that it had begun launching a…
Rome, July 15 (IANS) The India-US partnership is anchored in shared interests spanning maritime security, economic resilience, technological advancement, and the maintenance of a stable regional order. Although China’s assertiveness has reinforced this convergence, it is not the driving force behind the relationship. The enduring foundation lies in the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean and the recognition that secure, prosperous and influential India is vital to Washington’s Indo-Pacifi…
Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it conducted retaliatory strikes against the US military facilities in Bahrain and Jordan, attacking their military infrastructure, aircraft shelters, key command centres and strategic drones, local media reported. In a statement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force targetted the US military base at al-Azraq in Jordan in response to renewed US aggression against Iran. The attack destroyed shelters which …
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent foreign visits have resulted in significant strategic, defence, and economic benefits for the country. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said this during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on Prime Minister’s recent visits to Seychelles, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as the visits of Japan’s top leadership to India.Patra titled his pr…