New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Navy successfully thwarted a major attempted act of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean after receiving intelligence inputs about suspicious pirate activity targeting the merchant vessel MV Mashaallah 1, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Navy, pirates were allegedly preparing to surround and target the merchant vessel when naval personnel launched a swift operation to intercept and neutralise the threat before any attack could take place.Officials s…
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Wellington, Feb 11 (IANS) The recent appointment of New Zealand’s First Resident Defence Advisor to India underscores the growing bilateral partnership between the two nations. A Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commodore Andy Dowling, appointed to the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi for a three-year posting in late January 2026, highlights India’s expanding focus on defence cooperation and other strategic ties under the Act East Policy, a report in the military magazine ‘Indo-Pacifi…