Three Chinese vessels â Xiang Wang 03, Zhong Shan Da Xue, and Yang Wang 7 â were present in the Indian Ocean Region, showed ship tracking site on August 8.

International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval presence in the key trade route was his ...

The Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act by Issa and Rep. Joaquin Castro, both of whom serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, would require development of a multi-year strategy and ...

Subscribe for ads-free reading. After the tumultuous election season in South Asia, this week’s episode of Beyond the Indus takes a look at the geopolitics of the wider Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has gained strategic prominence as an arena for great power rivalry. Since unveiling the Twenty-First Century Maritime Silk Road concept in 2013, China’s presence in the ...

MUMBAI: The Indian Navy will sharpen its edge in the Indian Ocean region with the induction of six locally made warships in around a year, a step towards strengthening its hold on the vast ...

Alongside this, the country’s northwest – the region facing out toward and closest to the northeast Indian Ocean – is one of the least densely populated and underdeveloped regions on Earth.