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Understanding the changing strategic logic of the Indo-Pacific

India provides one of the clearest illustrations. The Indo-Pacific framework elevated New Delhi as a central pillar of a wider balancing coalition.

Updated 30 days ago

Four military advisers, AI push: What PM Modi's Seychelles visit delivered

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with people as he visits Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple, in Victoria on Monday.

Updated 32 days ago

PM Modi presses on ‘climate justice’, says shared future must be ‘shaped fairly’

PM Modi made the remarks while addressing an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles, becoming the first Indian premier to do so.

Published 33 days ago

From Garba to Moutya: PM Modi Hails India-Seychelles' 'Creole Spirit'

In this image received on June 28, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Patrick Herminie during a joint press statement, in Seychelles.

Updated 33 days ago

'We'll stand beside you': PM Modi invokes shared ties at Seychelles Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in Victoria on Sunday.

Updated 33 days ago

India hands over patrol vessel to Seychelles during Modi visit

PM Modi arrived in the Indian Ocean archipelago on a three-day visit

Updated 33 days ago

PM Modi arrives in Seychelles on a three-day official visit, gets grand welcome

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Seychelles President Patrick Herminie as he receives a ceremonial welcome on his arrival at the airport, in Victoria on Saturday.

Updated 34 days ago

Seychelles at 50: A new phase in a strategic Indian Ocean partnership

PM Modi will attend Seychelles’ National Day celebrations and address an Extraordinary Sitting of its National Assembly. (@NarendraModi)

Published 34 days ago

Trump wants to ‘buy’ an island in the Indian Ocean. Here's why

White House is ramping up efforts aimed at providing alternatives to Keir Starmer's plan.

Updated 53 days ago

How temperature-pressure tango crimps monsoon rain | Number Theory

Residents of Vivekanand Camp in Delhi's Chanakyapuri fill empty vessels from a water tank on a hot summer afternoon on May 26.

Updated 65 days ago

Bengaluru IT couple swims from Sri Lanka to India in 11 hours. Watch

The couple swam from Sri Lanka to India in 10 hours and 45 minutes.

Published 81 days ago

An Iranian Ship Tried to Slip the Blockade. A U.S. Destroyer Chased It Down.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said it also had intercepted two other Iranian-flagged ships

Published 98 days ago

Mauritius’s Indian Ocean centrality and power of India-led partnerships

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar and Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam discussed ways to bolster cooperation across a range of areas. (@DrSJaishankar)

Published 99 days ago

US forces board an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, says Pentagon

The Pentagon announcement comes hours ahead of the expiration of an already tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran

Updated 101 days ago

Sea conflict beyond oil and energy, expanding to minerals, data, says admiral

Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most strategically vital maritime chokepoints, serving as the only sea link between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

Published 119 days ago

Iran’s 4,000-km missile attack on Diego Garcia foiled, but it sent a message

After Diego Garcia ‘Lie’, Israel Claim On Iran Missile Threat To Europe Demolished By NATO Nation

Updated 132 days ago

Iran missiles go further than thought? US-UK base '4,000 kms away' targeted

Iran missiles go further than thought? US-UK base '4,000 kms away' targeted

Updated 132 days ago

Weekend events you can’t miss in Pune (March 13-15)

At NH7 Weekender, Indian Ocean’s set promises both nostalgia and energy. (HT file photo)

Published 141 days ago

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)

Published 145 days ago

'India decides its own rise': Jaishankar after US official’s ‘rival’ remark

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar says India alone will chart its growth and global influence (@ORFDelhi)

Updated 146 days ago

After US sinks Iran’s naval ship, Akhilesh Yadav questions govt silence

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has expressed concern over US-Israel strikes on Iran. (HT FILES)

Published 148 days ago

Cong attacks PM over sinking of Iranian ship in Indian Ocean region

The Sri Lankan navy received a distress call from an Iranian ship, Iris Dena.

Updated 148 days ago

'Conflict in backyard': Rahul Gandhi slams PM's 'silence' on Iran ship sinking

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi reacted to the ongoing and raging conflict between the US and Iran.

Updated 148 days ago

IRIS Dena was not 'India's guest' after leaving on Feb 25: Govt sources

The Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, sent a distress signal to the Sri Lankan navy at 5:08am on March 4.

Updated 148 days ago

What led to the sinking of Iranian warship headed back from India

The Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, sent a distress signal to the Sri Lankan navy at 5:08am on March 4.

Published 148 days ago

Iris Dena sinking by US submarine also raises concerns for India: Sri Lanka MP

Periscope footage of a US Navy submarine firing on and sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.

Updated 148 days ago

Fact-checking: Was Iranian warship sinking a first torpedo kill since WWII?

Pete Hegseth, the US Defense Secretay, announced that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship, claiming it was a first since WWII.

Updated 149 days ago

‘A quiet death’, Pete Hegseth confirms Iranian warship sinking in Indian ocean

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Konstantin Toropin)

Updated 149 days ago

Navy chief calls for joint action on Indian Ocean threats at Goa Maritime Conclave

Tripathi also said that India was willing to take the lead in helping the countries of the region combat joint threats.

Published 160 days ago

US carrier in Middle East: What Trump's ‘just in case’ fleet means for region

US carrier in Middle East: What Trump's ‘just in case’ fleet means for region

Updated 185 days ago

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