During a recent panel discussion titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific and Sri Lankan Diplomacy”, organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Dr. George I. H. Cooke, Senior ...

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

In the Biden administration’s waning months, U.S. officials supported, indeed urged, Britain to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Smack in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Chagos Archipelago ...

India supports Mauritius's claim, emphasizing regional stability. Upcoming high-level talks will shape the islands' future.

Trump’s warning to Britain over the Chagos deal puts the strategic Diego Garcia military base and Iran tensions at the centre of a fresh diplomatic rift.

Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal hits new crisis after judge blocks removal of islanders - Exclusive: A judge has ruled from ...

The U.K. is blocking U.S. use of two key bases for an attack on Iran, according to a report by The Times. Both Diego Garcia, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran held annual military drills with Russia on Thursday as a second American aircraft ...

Trump said U.S. may use the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and RAF Fairford in England to strike Iran.

OMC stocks BPCL, HPCL, and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd fall as Brent crude surges past $70 amid Middle East tensions and ...

In May 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured that the US government, “following a comprehensive interagency review”, had determined that the UK’s planned handover of the Chagos archipelago to ...