DefenseNews: Australia To Provide Usd 50 Million Support To Sri Lanka
Colombo: Australia will provide USD 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, the Australian foreign ministry announced on Monday. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne. Sri Lanka currently faces its worst economic crisis in seventy years, leading to shortages of food, medicine and fuel. The island nation's worst economic crisis in seven decades led to a shortage of foreign exchange that stalled imports of essential items such as fuel and medicine and fertiliser.
China denies reports by India to set up 18 naval bases in Indian Ocean
BEIJING : Defending its submarine's docking at Colombo port as common practice, Chinese military today termed "utterly groundless" reports that it is setting up 18 naval bases in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar and several other places in the western and southern Indian Ocean. "The report is not accurate", Geng Yansheng told a media briefing here replying to a question about a report published in a Namibian newspaper on November 11 quoting a Chinese media report stating that China plans to set up 18 naval in …
Sri Lanka, India joint military exercise commences
Special OPerations personnel of the Sri Lankan and Indian armies will be engaged in a joint military exercise from Monday A contingent of Indian Army Special Force troops together with a corresponding Sri Lankan contingent of Special Forces and Commandos, along with Navy and Air Force personnel will launch the training Exercise - Mithra Shakthi' at Uva-Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) Monday, reports the Colombo Page web site. A contingent of 168 officers and other ranks from Sri Lanka Army Special Forces and Comman…
Sri Lanka snubs India, opens port to Chinese submarine again
NEW DELHI: Despite India's strong reservations about a Chinese nuclear submarine at the Colombo port in September, the government has learned that Sri Lanka has permitted another Chinese attack submarine to dock at a Lankan port. According to the information received, the second docking is likely to take place very soon. The presence of Chinese submarines across Palk Straits has deeply disturbed the government which is making another call to Lankan authorities, this time to convey strong displeasure. The news of a second Chinese s…
Indian Defence Team Meets Sri Lanka Army Chief
A 20-member military delegation of the Army War College of India is currently visiting Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour, the Sri Lankan Army said. Led by Brigadier J.S Sandhu, a Directing Staff at Higher Command Wing, Army War College of India, the delegation includes four senior officers. They called on Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, at the Army Headquarters on Monday, reports the Colombo Page. Lieutenant General Ratnayake expressed Sri Lanka Army's gratitude for the training opportunit…
Eye on China, India boosts ties with Sri Lanka
New Delhi: India is strengthening its defence ties with its southern maritime neighbour Sri Lanka, ignoring opposition from several political parties in Tamil Nadu. In the latest high-level visit, Sri Lankan naval chief Vice-Admiral Jayantha Perera will arrive in New Delhi on an official visit starting Monday. India is eyeing to build its defence ties with Sri Lanka to counter China’s inroads in the Indian Ocean. According to sources, the Sri Lankan Navy is likely to purchase two naval offshore patrol vessels and other mil…
System to keep eye on activities in Indian Ocean Region
Seeking to enhance its influence in the Indian Ocean Region, India today said it has put in place a system along with Sri Lanka and Maldives to keep an eye on the activities there and work together for enhancing maritime security. "We have a platform in place which will enhance concrete response to situation whether it is piracy, counter terrorism, drug trafficking or human trafficking... We will pool our capability. This is useful and wanted to join forward," National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters. &q…
Unmistakable Chinese naval presence in India's backyard
In early September, two Chinese naval ships docked in the Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) in which China has invested $500 million, indicating the possibility of China using its commercial infrastructure assets in Sri Lanka for military purposes. Despite India expressing its concerns to Sri Lanka, another Chinese submarine – this time a nuclear-propelled one – ‘Changzheng-2’ along with a PLA Navy (PLAN) escort warship ‘Chang Xing Dao’ docked in Colombo on November 6, 2014. The growing presence of China in the In…
Four sub-killer P-8I craft coming to India next year, then talks for six more
India’s long-range anti-submarine, reconnaissance, surveillance and electronic jamming capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region are going to get a further boost with the induction of four more P-8I multi-mission aircraft from the US next year. India has the option of buying another six from Boeing to be negotiated later in 2021, people familiar with the developments in New Delhi and Seattle said. The Indian Navy variant of the P-8A Poseidon - P-8I where I stands for India - is essentially designed for maritime patrol. Integrated with …
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I NDIA Capital : New Delhi Dialing code : 91 Population : 1.241 billion (2011) GDP per capital : 1,508.54 USD (2011) Gross domestic product : 1.873 trillion USD (2011) Government : Parliamentary system , Federal republic , Constitutional republic Fire Power of India India officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populouscountry with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the I…
Indian Special Forces Kick off Anti-terror Exercises in Lanka
Ignoring resistance from the political leadership in Tamil Nadu, a contingent of elite special forces of the Indian Army landed in Colombo on Monday to share their expertise in handling counter-insurgency operations. According to a Defence Ministry official, a contingent of 42 special forces troops landed in Lanka to launch the military training exercise ‘Mitra Shakti’ to be held at Uva-Kudaoyo Commando Regiment training school. In the three-week session, the Army will share military warfare expertise with its Lankan counterparts. …
Indian navy closely watching PLA submarine movements in Indian Ocean
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is closely watching the activities of the Chinese PLA Navy in the Indian Ocean, including movement of Chinese submarines to Sri Lankan ports, even as the Indian Army is getting ready to commence joint military exercises with China. On Thursday, Naval Chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan said: “As far as the Chinese deployment is concerned, this is part of their programme for the anti-piracy escort force which has been operating in the Indian Ocean since 2008 and (as) part of that they regularly deploy ships and…
South Korean Navy Ships To Make Port Call At Chennai
Two warships of the Republic of Korea Navy would call at Chennai port this month, as part of an initiative by the consulate of that country here to strengthen ties with the Korean community living in the city. ROKN Chi Young and ROKN Cheonji would be visiting the city between November 15 and 18 for the first time on a friendly visit to promote mutual understanding between Korea and India, a release from the Korean consulate said today. Rear Admiral Chun Jungsoo of Korean Navy Cruise Training Task Group is leading the cruise. Both the …
INSAT-3D launched successfully
India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D and A…
India to take part in Defence Chiefs'' Dialogue in Sri Lanka
Colombo: India will join seven other SAARC and ten ASEAN member nations at the inaugural South and Southeast Asian Nations (SASEAN) Defense Chiefs` Dialogue- 014 from November 27 to 29 in Colombo. The conference will be held at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo and at the Water`s Edge Hotel in Battaramulla, reports the Colombo Page web site. Defence chiefs of these 18 nations will attend the event. Senior defense officials from China and Russia are also expected to participate as observers. The Russian Neustrashimy class frigate Y…
China should respect India's sovereignty as it is very sensitive to its own: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
In the midst of growing unease in their ties, India today asked China to respect its territorial sovereignty and said its ascent should not be seen as a threat to China 's rise. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar also criticised Pakistan for "blocking" SAARC, saying the regional grouping has become "ineffective" due to insecurity of one member nation. Calling terrorism the most "pervasive and serious" threat to international security, he rued lack of coherence in dealing with the menace globally, adding…
India Accelerates Naval Expansion Amid Indian Ocean Rivalry
India strengthens maritime power across the Indo-Pacific. India’s expanding naval modernization reflects rising Indo-Pacific competition, maritime security priorities, submarine growth, and regional power balancing. The strategic contest unfolding across the Indian Ocean is rapidly becoming one of the defining military and geopolitical rivalries of the modern era, and India is responding with an ambitious naval expansion designed to secure its maritime interests, protect critical trade routes, and counter the growing presence of the People'…
India launches new aircraft carrier INS Vikrant as China concerns grow
NEW DELHI — India commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier Friday as it seeks to counter regional rival China’s much larger and growing fleet, and expand its own indigenous shipbuilding capabilities. The INS Vikrant, whose name is a Sanskrit word for “powerful” or “courageous,” is India’s second operational aircraft carrier, joining the Soviet-era INS Vikramaditya that it purchased from Russia in 2004 to defend the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. The new 262-meter (860-foot) carrier, designed by the Indian Navy and built at the Cochi…
Is the Indian Ocean destined to become India’s Ocean?
There are many good reasons to believe that India could become the predominant power in the Indian Ocean region, at least in the long run. Geographically, it dominates the area. It has a massive population, a huge military, and is on its way to becoming one of the world’s largest economies. Importantly, many in India’s elite see the domination of the Indian Ocean as part of India’s destiny: they see it as natural that India should be the leading power in the ocean that bears its name. But one should be careful about drawing straight…
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