The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or 19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west, and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. Along its core, the Indian Ocean has some large marginal or regional seas such as the Arabian Sea, the Laccadive Sea, the Somali Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Andaman Sea.
Foreign minister Tehindrazanarivelo Liva thanked the Govt. of India for supplying essential medicines to Madagascar amid Covid-19 outbreak. At a formal ceremony in capital Anatananarivo Indian..
Shipping fleets around the world sounded their horns on Friday, as part of a global initiative to mark May Day and show solidarity with seafarers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"Connected by the Indian Ocean, united by the Indian Samosa! Looks delicious, PM @ScottMorrisonMP! Once we achieve a decisive victory against COVID-19, we will enjoy the Samosas together. Looking.. IndiaTimes - Published
India on Sunday dispatched INS Kesari, carrying on board two medical assistance teams, medicines and essential food items, to countries in the southern Indian Ocean as part of the govt's 'Mission.. IndiaTimes - Published
The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked.. Reuters - Published
A snorkeler in the Maldives had a terrifying but unique experience as he swam above a group of nurse sharks in the Indian Ocean.
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With the outbreak of coronavirus outside China and increase in the numbers of cases in India, the Indian Navy has postponed its biggest multilateral naval exercise -- Milan 2020 -- in the Indian Ocean.. IndiaTimes - Published
In this edition, we explore the tragic story of France's "stolen children". Between 1963 and 1982, more than 2,000 youngsters were taken from Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean, to repopulate rural.. France 24 - Published
"Today, the geopolitical situation in the world and in the Indo-Pacific in particular demands greater vigilance. I am aware that the Navy has adopted mission-based deployments in the Indian Ocean.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajapaksa's visit here assumed significance as his tenure as Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2016 saw expansion of China's footprints in the Indian Ocean island nation, triggering concerns in India... IndiaTimes - Published
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) â The Maldives government plans to increase security for tourists after suspected Islamic extremists stabbed three foreigners in the Indian Ocean nation. The National Security.. WorldNews - Published
Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission are preparing to dive down 4,000 meters to unexplored depths of the Indian Ocean in a bid to survey its wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change... USATODAY.com - Published Also reported by •WorldNews
The armed forces are likely to collaborate and create an 'air defence command' to cover all aerial operations taking place in the Indian airspace, a 'peninsula command' to look after all naval.. IndiaTimes - Published
Australia may arrange a second flight out of China's Wuhan city after a first plane load of evacuees arrived in the Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on.. Reuters - Published
India has delivered massive relief supplies to the cyclone-hit Madagascar in the Indian Ocean region using the amphibious warfare vessel, INS Airavat. Foreign minister S Jaishankar said that India was.. IndiaTimes - Published
LONDON - The small Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives has rejoined the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth secretariat said on Saturday. The Commonwealth had welcomed its "54th family member" after.. WorldNews - Published
The presence of research vessels have raised security concerns as experts believe that the Chinese could be surveying the Indian Ocean to improve their submarine warfare capabilities. IndiaTimes - Published
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday downplayed the question of China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and said every nation looked at its security from a strategic.. IndiaTimes - Published
India now has a new lethal weapons platform to keep a âstrategic eyeâ over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), especially the Bay of Bengal, as well as carry out âlong-range precision strikesâ.. IndiaTimes - Published
They are minnows located 6,000 miles from France but former Blackpool player Elliot Grandin hopes his Reunion side can continue their run in the French Cup. BBC News - Published
Iran, China and Russia started four days of joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman on Friday, the commander of Iran's flotilla announced. France 24 - Published Also reported by •WorldNews •Reuters
China, Iran and Russia will hold joint naval drills starting on Friday in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, China's defense ministry said on ThursdayïŒamid heightened tension in the region between.. Reuters - Published
Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters. Reuters - Published
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters. France 24 - Published
Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters. Reuters - Published
Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Boxing Day, 2004, a cargo container at a police station in southern Thailand bears witness to the hundreds of victims.. Reuters - Published
India is increasing the area covered by its Indo-Pacific policy to include the western Indian ocean and Arabian Sea. This means that Asean is not only the heart of the Indo-Pacific, but includes the.. IndiaTimes - Published
(CNN)More than half a million hermit crabs have been killed after becoming trapped by plastic pollution on two remote islands, a new study from the University of Tasmania found. Research teams.. WorldNews - Published
India keeps close track of all Chinese ships, which have become more frequent in the Indian Ocean, the nationâs Navy commander said, as New Delhi excluded Beijing from the âlike-mindedâ invitees.. WorldNews - Published
Noting that the presence of Chinese ships in the Indian Ocean is increasing, Admiral Karambir Singh assured that the naval forces have been keeping a close watch on them and are fully prepared to deal.. DNA - Published
Britainâs âoutright defianceâ of a UN deadline to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius by Friday, in a final act of African âdecolonisationâ, has been condemned by Mauritius and the.. WorldNews - Published
The Indian Ocean archipelago suffers from the highest rate of heroin abuse in the world, but policy makers are hopeful that rehabilitation will curb addiction. BBC News - Published
Sri Lanka's presidential polls begin Saturday with incumbent Maithripala Sirisena, not in the fray, which means no matter who wins, India will have to deal with a new President while wrestling China in.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mauritius electoral authorities began counting votes on Friday after a parliamentary election dominated by calls for a fairer distribution of wealth on the prosperous Indian Ocean island. Reuters - Published
Mauritius held a parliamentary election on Thursday, with the main parties all promising a fairer distribution of wealth on the prosperous Indian Ocean island. Reuters - Published
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