New Delhi: After incursions in Ladakh, China has now flexed its muscles in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Navy has expressed concern about increasing presence of Chinese navy's submarines and warships in the region.
Defence Minister AK Antony will open the bi-annual Naval Commanders Conference in Delhi on Tuesday. The minister, fresh from flagging off the Navy's first MiG-29K squadron in Goa, is expected to highlight concerns over the increasing Chinese naval activity in the Indian Ocean.
China's first aircraft carrier - the Liaoning - is expected to begin a long cruise this year and Indian Naval Intelligence says there are indications China is looking for bases to sustain a permanent naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
Gwadar base in Pakistan's Balochistan province recently had its depth dredged to 14 metres to allow aircraft carriers and submarines to dock and there is speculation that Sri Lanka may grant port facilities to Chinese ships at Hambantota port....
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07:40 AM, May 14, 2013
Washington: Ruling out establishing a military base or having permanent boots on the ground in Maldives, a top Obama Administration official has said that the US has consulted India on the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which it is currently negotiating with the island nation. "We do not have any plans to have a military presence in Maldives," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told...
12:58 PM, May 07, 2013
In a major relief for former President Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldivian High Court on Monday stayed temporarily the trial against him in an abuse of power case till it decides legitimacy of the bench of the lower court. The temporary injunction was granted after Nasheed's counsel challenged the legitimacy of the bench, asking the High Court to declare the composition of the Hulhumale Court bench unlawful. ...
07:05 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hits out at the BJP calling its leadership abusive and arrogant. ...
11:57 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over the political instability in Maldives and hoped that it will have "free, fair and credible" elections in September, which India would support. With Maldives witnessing a tussle between the Waheed government and former President Mohamed Nasheed, Singh said India wants all stakeholders in the island nation to resolve the issues "through dialogue". ...
08:00 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the court without being sentenced to a jail term after the hearing against him was deferred for at least four more weeks. The case was deferred on the request of his lawyers. ...
07:10 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The political crisis continues in Maldives, taking India unawares. Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will be produced in court on Wednesday after he was arrested by the police after a local court issued a warrant. ...
08:49 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was arrested by the police on Tuesday after a local court issued a warrant. ...
11:57 PM, Mar 05, 2013
In an interview to Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN, the Kunda MLA said that he was a victim of political conspiracy. ...
08:59 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday arrested in the island country's capital Male in connection with a case of abuse of power. Nasheed will likely be produced in a court on Wednesday at 4 pm. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday detained in the island country's capital Male in connection with a case of abuse of power. Nasheed is likely to be produced on Wednesday. ...
02:37 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Former president of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed said that the situation was precarious in Maldives and that he was worried at what turn it will take next. ...
05:17 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed spoke to CNN-IBN in his first interview to an Indian TV channel. Speaking to CNN-IBN he said that he will restore the GMR deal with Maldives Airport if he comes to power. "We will restore the deal and will do it in a transparent way," he said. ...
08:27 AM, Mar 01, 2013
A day after Maldives former president Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the Indian High Commission in, the Maldivian government on Sunday made it clear that there was no deal with India and that the case against him would continue as normal. ...
05:12 PM, Feb 24, 2013
After 11 days of taking refuge at the Indian High Commission in Male, former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Saturday walked out of the mission thanking India for the hospitality and kindness it showed to him. ...
10:16 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Saturday stepped out of the Indian High Commission in Male, where he took refuge on February 13 after police attempted to arrest him. A court in Maldives had ordered Nasheed's arrest after he missed a February 10 court appearance in a case relating to accusations that he illegally detained a judge during the last days of his rule, police spokesman Hassan Haneef said. ...
04:53 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Three men, including a Bangladeshi national, have been arrested by the Maldivian police for the brutal rape and assault of an Indian teacher in the country. The young Indian computer teacher, who was raped in Alif Dhaal Atoll Dhangethi on February 11, suffered serious sexual trauma, police said. ...
06:43 PM, Feb 22, 2013
The Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature is organising a SAARC festival of literature in this Taj city March 10-11. ...
05:22 PM, Feb 21, 2013
A high-level team of officials from Ministry of External Affairs arrived here on Wednesday to "assist" Indian High Commission to resolve the situation arising out of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed taking refuge in the Indian Mission for the eight day in a row. ...
04:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013
India has stepped up intervention in Maldives as it appears that former President Mohammed Nasheed will defy a second court summon against him. The Indian High Commission is getting help from a team of diplomats sent by south block amidst growing concern that the crisis is getting dangerously prolonged. ...
03:21 PM, Feb 20, 2013
