China has deployed a powerful radar system near the Myanmar border, capable of tracking India’s missile launches and monitoring vast areas of the Indian Ocean, raising security concerns for New Delhi.

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain; much of the trade in the Indian Ocean ...

Prime Minister Modi announced India’s new MAHASAGAR policy from Mauritius, just as he had unveiled the SAGAR policy 10 years ...

New Zealand has been cautious in aligning with security mechanisms that could antagonise Beijing. But it has signalled a ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is strategically vital for the Indo-Pacific region amid rising co-operation among authoritative ...

Dr Mahmood Kooria is an internationally acclaimed historian and researcher who recently won the Infosys award for social ...

India and New Zealand have restarted free trade talks a decade after negotiations fell apart, as Prime Minister Christopher ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Mauritius was far more than a ceremonial gesture; it was a strategic ...

Modi’s visit comes amid efforts to step up engagement with an Indian Ocean country of strategic importance where Beijing’s ...

Over the years, India has provided Mauritius with various defence assets, including Coast Guard ships and fast interceptor ...