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Why the Strait of Hormuz worries China more than Malacca

A new report highlights China's key maritime vulnerability lies at the Strait of Hormuz, not the Malacca Strait. This shifts strategic competition in the Indian Ocean to a new arena involving India, France, and the US. China's energy imports through this region expose it to potential exploitation by rival powers.

The Times of India

Hormuz exposes China's Indian Ocean vulnerability, new report

A new report suggests China's maritime vulnerability begins at the Strait of Hormuz, not the Strait of Malacca, creating a strategic competition arena in the Indian Ocean. This region is re-emerging as a key theatre, with China's energy dependence exposing vulnerabilities to rivals like India, France, and the US.

The Economic Times

SpaceX Starship explodes in Indian Ocean after splashdown

SpaceX launched its latest Starship test flight from Texas, with the spacecraft completing most mission objectives before exploding in the Indian Ocean after splashdown.

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SpaceX’s Starship V3 explodes in fireball during debut flight

SpaceX's Starship V3 made a fiery landing, exploding in a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean after its uncrewed debut flight.

The Independent UK

A Kristen Stewart heist movie gave me a thirst for adventure - I found it as an engineer on a remote oil rig

The 2004 film Catch That Kid gave me my love of cars. But when my Formula One career stalled, I took on a dangerous job in the middle of the Indian Ocean

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest version of its enormous rocket. There's a lot riding on SpaceX' the company is under contract with NASA to produce a modified version of Starship to serve as…

The Economic Times

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

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

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

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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 Times of India

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…

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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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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

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.

Euronews

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.

The Times of India

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…

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