Maritime  

Key bills are expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of the Parliament that begins today. Ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an all-party leaders meeting, where he said that the government will seek to work together will all parties in a constructive manner to take up all pending legislative work.

The Sri Lankan Navy has once again arrested Indian fishermen and confiscated their trawlers when they were fishing
 

Addressing the Maldivian Parliament, PM Modi said, “Relations between India and Maldives are older than history. Today I want to emphasize that every Indian is with you for the strengthening of democracy in the Maldives.”

According to the officials, intelligence input was received about a suspicious vessel which was involved in smuggling of the drug in the area off Indo-Pak International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) off Gujarat coast

According to sources, intelligence input suggested that those behind the deadly attack might attempt to escape from Sri Lanka and try to enter India via sea route. Preventing any attempts by terrorists to escape in India, ships and maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier have been deployed on the maritime border with Sri Lanka.

India is hoping to impress a global audience with the indigenously developed light combat aircraft 'Tejas'. The Light combat flight's handling and manoeuvrability as well as aerobatics, will be showcased by a team of 50 in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition.

11 Tamil Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for crossing maritime

The idea of an Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) was first conceptualised and conducted in 2018, as the apex level conference of the Indian Navy, organised by the National Maritime Foundation as the Navy’s Knowledge Partner

The eight fishermen were arrested on August 21, 2018, for violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).

Prime Minister Modi is understood to have proposed five elements—sustainable development, maritime security, connectivity, disaster relief and freedom of navigation—as key to a meaningful and constructive engagement across the Indo-Pacific

The leaders emphasised the importance of cooperation among the three countries on all major issue of global and multilateral interests such as connectivity, sustainable development, counterterrorism and maritime and cyber security. 

Lockheed Martin’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter is considered the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter and currently deployed with the US Navy