Indian Ocean  

The navies of India and Thailand have commenced the 31st edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT), aimed at keeping the Indian Ocean safe and secure for international trade

The theatre-level exercise aims to validate Navy's offensive-defence capabilities, safeguard national interests in the maritime domain and promote stability and peace in the Indian Ocean Region
 

 Indian Navy has inducted two Predator drones from an American firm on lease for carrying out surveillance in the Indian Ocean Region
 

India test-fired the land-attack version of the BrahMos cruise missile near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean

The ongoing Malabar exercise in the Indian Ocean region, saw MiG-29Ks of Indian Navy and F-18s of US Navy carrying out simulated attacks on the surface force during a multilateral naval exercise
 

In a statement, the defence ministry said that this year's edition of Malabar exercises will include navies of the US, Japan and Australia training alongside their Indian counterparts

China’s footprint is growing at a rapid pace in the Indian Ocean Region. This was one of the main reasons, why the Indian Air Force raised a new squadron called Tigersharks
 

New Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse is seen to be closer to China, which lends heavily to Sri Lanka. India would tread cautiously as China would look to expand its naval presence in the Indian Ocean while India hates to concede space in the region. 

India's Ambassador to Comoros Abhay Kumar said that India and Comoros enjoy friendly relations and Diwali greetings from President Azali Assoumani displayed the growing warmth in the bilateral ties with this key Indian Ocean island.

The next six hours is crucial as the depression formed over the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal will intensify. Fishermen in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been advised not to venture into the sea.
 

Indian Navy ships of the first training squadron - Sujata, Sarathi and Shardul, which were operating in the southern Indian Ocean was diverted to Port Beira of Mozambique

The tradition started with naming Cyclones arising from Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds of more than 39 miles per hour. The storm is iconsidered a hurricane in the Atlantic, a typhoon in the Pacific and a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.