US Signs Defence Cooperation Deal with Maldives Amidst China’s Growing Presence in Indian Ocean
The US has signed a framework for defence cooperation with the Maldives to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace
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Power dynamics in the Indian Ocean
Global politics will always retain its relevance and global powers are always in a search for a platform to vie.
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Tesco set to drop Indian Ocean tuna due to failures to manage overfishing
Tesco is set to drop Indian Ocean tuna from its own-brand lines because of regional failures to manage the overfished
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Plastic is destroying natural ‘treasure’ in the Indian Ocean
It has been described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the world’s greatest surviving natural treasures” – yet it
Read moreChina wants a canal to cross Thailand into the Indian Ocean
As tension between China and India mounts, the former wants to build a canal across Thailand’s Isthmus of Kra to
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Amid geopolitical shifts, who will rule the Indian Ocean
A here is space for India to advance its geo-strategic interests. But with the US increasingly looking inwards, will India
Read moreIndia funds $500M Maldives project to counter China’s influence
India has pledged US$500 million to fund the largest infrastructure project in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter
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Mauritius declares environmental emergency after oil spill
Country’s prime minister has asked France for help in tackling the disaster pandemic. Our sister Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius
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