India and France have agreed to explore opportunities for coordinated surveillance whilst deployed to counter threats to the maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The two countries ...

As Sardar KM Panikkar explained, India’s land-based invaders ultimately became natives. Its colonisers came by the sea—and they were successful because Indian rulers ignored the waters.

In 1024, Rajendra Chola dreamt up the grandest, riskiest, campaign ever planned by a medieval Indian ruler: an attack across the seas on Kedah (in today’s Malaysia). Both Rajendra Chola and the ...

A dynasty that introduced the sengol — a sceptre symbolising power that was recently in the spotlight — established ...

The river, which few people knew about except geographers, diplomats and military personnel - staff officers in Delhi and ...

That it is a piece of critical geography is no secret. A sliver of land in north Bengal that lies at the confluence of ...

If we're being frank, which is how we roll in the Rocket Report, some of Orbex's recent activity does not inspire confidence.

Paramilitary forces in the Middle East are some of the largest in the world. They work in a region where traditional military operations are often tied in with internal security or even tribal ...

La Niña occurs when equatorial trade winds become stronger ... although the influence of the Indian Ocean likely also increased the widespread rainfall effect. Growing season (April–November) rainfall ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Kuwait lie the stories and secrets of ancient civilizations, offering a glimpse into the ...

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...

"The Gulf was a crucial artery for America’s early trade and global commerce ... considered part of the "North Sea" (Atlantic Ocean). One map dated 1584 called it "Mare de Nort," or "Sea ...