New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India’s Africa policy is playing a key role in providing energy security, enhancing the country’s exports, and also fits into its strategic calculation for keeping the sea lanes safe for trade with the country’s naval presence in the Indian Ocean.Within the big picture, India’s engagement with Nigeria and Mozambique offers a revealing window into how New Delhi is operationalising its Africa policy in practical terms, an article in India Narrative highlighted. India i…
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New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked the Indian Navy’s indigenous Kalvari-class submarine INS Vaghsheer at the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka and undertook a dived sortie, an official said.”The President is undertaking a sortie on the Western Seaboard. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi is accompanying the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces,” an official of the President’s Secretariat said in a post on X.Calling it a historic moment, the official…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Oman’s Duqm port expands India’s range of maritime options, beyond Iran’s Chabahar, according to a media report. The port of Duqm lies outside the Strait of Hormuz. It saves India “diplomatic volatility, sanctions risk, and legal uncertainty” — all seen with Chabahar port, The National Interest reported.The shift toward Duqm did not occur overnight. It has been shaped by “renewed sanctions enforcement, tighter compliance standards in global financial centres, and In…