India – Maldives Relations : From Fall to Rise
This was the first visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Maldives since the beginning of his tenure. Last time visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the small island country located in...
Tagged: Indian Ocean
A Brief on India’s Assessment on Coastal Security
India’s Coastal span is of 7516.6 km which includes 5422.6 km of Mainland and 2094 km of Island Territories that belongs to India.[1] The Coastline stretches across the nine States, from Gujarat in the...
No plan to contain China, says India
India on Friday reaffirmed that its Indo-Pacific strategy was not aimed at China’s containment. During the second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue held in Beijing, the Indian delegation led by Pankaj Sharma, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and...
Interview: India-Seychelles Strategic Relations by Maj. Gen. Rajiv Narayanan
Former ADGMO Indian Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM speaks to The Kootneeti Editor Prerna Sanjay about Seychelles’ strategic importance to India as it lies close to global lanes of shipping and...
India’s vote against the Maldives in the UN ensuring its defeat
Key Points The Maldives was thrashed by Indonesia in the UN Security Council vote. India had given at least three assurances that it would vote for the Maldives for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations...
Downturn in ties with Maldives hits Indians’ job opportunities
In a short span of six months, 21-year-old Dinesh Nair’s* hopes have turned to dust, after the dream job he was offered was taken away because of the downturn in India – Maldives ties. Since...
Growing Chinese Stature in Indian Ocean and Maldivian Politics
This article is written by Amal Sinha as a review to the assessment titled Growing Chinese Stature in Indian Ocean and Maldivian Politics by Dr Ritu Agarwal. While China does want to dominate the...
Growing Chinese Stature in Indian Ocean and Maldivian Politics
Under the grand initiative of Belt and Road, China has a clear plan of connecting to the Indian Ocean Region through Yunnan province in China and Myanmar. The official documents on Belt and Road...
Navigating the choppy waters: India and the Indian Ocean Rim Association
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) – erstwhile, Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation came into existence in 1997, owing to the joint efforts by South Africa, India, Australia and Mauritius. It is the only...
