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Why India And UAE Are Building A Hidden Super Corridor

The world is entering one of its most unstable and unpredictable periods in decades. Wars are intensifying across the Middle East, global shipping routes remain under threat, and even a single attack near the Strait of Hormuz can shake fuel prices and economies worldwide within hours. As many nations struggle…

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Sri Lanka's move to lease strategic airport near China-controlled Hambantota port sparks Indian interest

India is keenly watching Sri Lanka's move to offer control of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to foreign investors. This presents a significant opportunity for Indian companies to establish a strategic presence in the Indian Ocean. The airport, near the China-controlled Hambantota port, is being offered under a build-operate-transfer model.

The Economic Times

In 2013, scientists studying volcanic rocks near Mauritius uncovered ancient zircon clues that revealed a buried microcontinent beneath the Indian Ocean

Scientists have found a piece of ancient Earth's crust hidden in the Indian Ocean. This submerged landmass, called Mauritia, is not a lost continent but a microcontinent. Its discovery was made using tiny minerals and gravity measurements. This finding helps understand how continents break apart. Mauritia reveals secrets of Earth's…

The Economic Times

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In 1871, a farmer abandoned 5 cows on Amsterdam Island; 130 years later, scientists were stunned by what they found

In 1871, a French settler by the name of Heurtin left Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean. He left behind five cattle on this barren volcanic land, and without any human help, it appeared biologically unsustainable. Over a century later, scientists returned to check on the herd and found something…

The Times of India

European fishing firms reflag ships to tap Indian Ocean tuna quotas, report finds

A new report reveals European companies have taken a third of the Indian Ocean's tropical tuna catch

The Independent UK

A YouTuber dropped a night vision camera into the ocean – and managed to get the first footage of an elusive shark

A YouTuber captured footage of a giant ray and a shark species never before seen in the wild at the depths of the Indian Ocean below Nusa Penida, Bali

Digital Camera World

‘Return of the pirates’: Iran accuses US of ‘armed robbery on high seas’ after oil tanker seizures

Iranian official Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday accused the United States of effectively legitimising piracy after it seized two vessels allegedly carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean.

The Times of India

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US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says

The Defense Department says U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including survivors of a US torpedo attack

Sri Lanka has sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including 32 who survived a U.S. torpedo attack in the Indian Ocean

The Independent UK

The Chinese treasure fleet (1525): One of history’s greatest strategic mistakes

By the beginning of the 15th century, China possessed the most formidable navy that had ever existed. This fleet, known as the Treasure Fleet, was under the command of Admiral Zheng He and made journeys into the Indian Ocean, travelling to East Africa and even the Middle East. It was…

The Times of India

China mapping ocean around India to avert its own Hormuz moment in Strait of Malacca?

At the heart of this push lies a strategic concern long associated with Beijing: securing critical sea lanes, particularly through the Strait of Malacca, and reducing vulnerabilities in the event of a conflict that could threaten its energy and trade lifelines. This vulnerability has a direct bearing on India’s strategic…

The Times of India

5 Lord Hanuman Temple Places Around the World Where Time Stands Still

Hanuman, the eternal symbol of strength, devotion, and courage, is not just a deity you can feel his energy in sacred spaces. From India to distant lands, there are temples where time seems to pause, the air vibrates with chanting, and devotion transforms the atmosphere. These are not ordinary shrines;…

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Iran missiles able to strike London, US defence secretary suggests

A long-range attack on a joint UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean has fuelled concern over the potential threat posed to Britain itself.

Evening Standard

Iran has missiles that can strike London, Pete Hegseth warns

US secretary of war outlined the potential threat to the UK capital in a White House cabinet meeting

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

John Healey refuses to say if Iran has capability to strike UK

Iran has targeted the military base used by the UK and US on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean with missiles.

The Times of India

Socotra: Why this Yemeni island is called the most alien place on Earth

The Socotra archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean, has been referred to as the most alien place on Earth because of its bizarre, long-lost, and otherworldly features. The Socotra archipelago has been separated from the African mainland for 18 million years and has evolved into an evolutionary laboratory due to…

The Times of India

Iran launches missiles in 'failed bid' to hit Diego Garcia in India’s backyard, Indian Ocean base key to US power projection

NEW DELHI: The cross-firing of missiles in the Gulf region between Iran and Israel-US reached India’s backyard when two ballistic missiles were launched by Tehran towards Diego Garcia, a strategically important joint US-UK base, in the Indian Ocean.

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Iranian attack on the Diego Garcia military base: its location and strategic role

Iranian forces have attempted a missile strike on the UK-US base of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, previously thought to lie beyond the range of Iran's missiles.

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Iran navy chief warns of ‘deadly retaliation’ for US sub sinking its warship in Indian Ocean

Iran's navy chief has vowed "deadly retaliation" after a US submarine sank the warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing 87 sailors. The attack occurred off Sri Lanka's coast following a naval exercise. Iran's security chief also condemned the incident, calling it a sacrifice in the struggle against "international…

The Times of India

MH370 – twelve years on: The Boeing 777 that slipped every tracker on Earth

Flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard. Despite extensive searches, including a recent one by Ocean Infinity, the aircraft's wreckage has not been found. Families continue to seek closure as the mystery endures. Debris found confirms the plane crashed in the Indian Ocean. Legal compensation is being provided…

The Guardian - UK

‘Bit of treachery’: US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties

Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a ‘humiliation’ for Modi’s government that disregarded a US defence partner

The Independent UK

US rejects Tehran’s ‘false’ claim about Iranian warship sunk in submarine attack

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

The Times of India

US warned IRIS Dena before torpedo strike, Iranian commander didn't allow crew to leave : Report

A sailor aboard an Iranian warship that was sunk by the US Navy in the Indian Ocean earlier this week had called his father, saying American forces had issued two warnings for the crew to abandon the frigate, Iran International reported.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka takes control of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sunk an Iranian warship

Sri Lanka is bringing more than 200 sailors from an Iranian ship ashore after the vessel sought assistance near the Indian Ocean island nation

Euronews

US sinks key Iranian warships as Israel launches broad wave of strikes

US forces say they have sunk over 30 Iranian ships and hit missile and space command sites by early Friday.

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