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Abhijit Singh

Abhijit Singh

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Dilemmas of neutrality as war breaks out at sea

Iranian warship IRIS Dena is seen in the Bay of Bengal during International Fleet Review held at Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 18, 2026. AP/PTI(AP03_04_2026_000250B) (AP)

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 15:48 IST

India’s maritime sector needs more wind in its sails

Notwithstanding massive public investment in port infrastructure, growth in the sector is largely owed to a handful of high-performing ports — notably JNPT, Mundra, and Vizhinjam. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 7, 2025 15:22 IST

Troubling gaps in India’s coastal governance

India must fundamentally reconsider its engagement with vessels flagged to jurisdictions known for lax compliance (PTI)

Updated on Jun 4, 2025 16:55 IST

Delhi’s balancing act in Western Indian Ocean

Maritime diplomacy is resource-intensive. Deploying ships, hosting joint exercises, and offering training programmes may look impressive on paper, but they demand considerable time, funding, and logistical commitment

Updated on Apr 18, 2025 15:12 IST

A reminder from the Baltic on securing undersea cables

The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 (R) is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the City og Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, on November 20, 2024. Denmark's navy said on November 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables. (Photo by Mikkel Berg Pedersen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (AFP)

Updated on Dec 5, 2024 15:05 IST

Quad’s maritime vision short on strategic intent

Delaware, Sep 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit, at Wilmington in Delaware on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (PM's Office of Japan- X)

Updated on Oct 1, 2024 15:07 IST

Arighat induction revives ‘no first use’ debate

India will now have two SSBNs – INS Arihant (S-2) and INS Arighat -- patrolling the high seas as a crucial part of the country’s nuclear triad and second-strike capability (due to its no-first-use policy). (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sep 1, 2024 18:23 IST

Strategic message in building INS Jatayu

Lakshwadeep, March 07 (ANI): Indian Navy Commissions INS Jatayu in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar at Minicoy, the southernmost island of Lakshadweep on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Mar 11, 2024 16:30 IST

Kamikaze drones call for a coordinated response

This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows a Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Yemen's Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. AP/PTI(AP11_21_2023_000102A)

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 18:31 IST

Yemen rebels bring Gaza to the Red Sea

This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows a Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Yemen's Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. (Houthi Media Center via AP)

Updated on Dec 21, 2023 16:45 IST

For Navy, small aircraft carriers limit options

The IAC-II will be modelled on INS Vikrant

Updated on Dec 4, 2023 16:45 IST

Militarising Andamans: The costs and the benefits | Analysis

If New Delhi pushes for greater military presence in the ANI, Beijing could well seek military access in friendly Bay countries

Updated on Jul 29, 2020 24:46 IST

China’s strategic ambitions seen in the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka

The port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka, which was built by one state-owned Chinese company and is now operated by another, March 5, 2018.

Updated on Jul 26, 2018 06:33 IST

India must address Vietnam’s concerns in the South China Sea

Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife Tran Thi Nguyet Thu arrive for ASEAN summit, January 24

Updated on Mar 1, 2018 14:43 IST

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