The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
Narendra Modi (R) with Pravind Jugnauth. (File photo)New Delhi: In a virtual ceremony, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the prime minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, jointly unveiled an airstrip and a jetty on the Agaléga Island in ...
The new Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, had asked Indian troops in his country to leave as a part of his election promise. (File photo)New Delhi: The first batch of Indian civilian technicians arrived in the Maldives, on Monday, to replace the I...
MARCOS commandos jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the drill. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Navy has bolstered its anti-piracy efforts in the Arabian Sea with a dramatic airborne insertion of...
Hussain Shameem.New Delhi: The Maldives prosecutor general, Hussain Shameem, was attacked on the streets of the atoll nation’s capital, Male, on Wednesday morning. The attack reportedly left him with a bone fracture on his right arm, and he is ...
Screenshot of a video of leaders of the Maldivian opposition parties during their January 24, 2024, news conference.New Delhi: Two major opposition parties in the Maldives have joined hands against the country’s pro-China president, Mohamed Mui...
The Xiang Yang Hong-03 at a port.New Delhi: The Maldives has confirmed the docking of the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong-03 in Male, on Tuesday, which has raised security concerns in India, as India Sentinels had reported on Monday. The Indi...
Xiang Yang Hong-03. (Photo via Facebook)New Delhi: The Maldives has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel, widely suspected of being a spy ship, to dock in its capital Male at the end of this month, despite pressure from India and other co...
Emmanuel Macron. (File photo)New Delhi: The 75th Republic Day parade in New Delhi’s Kartavya Path on January 26 will witness a substantial participation from France. The parade will see a flypast by two French air force Rafale fighters, one one...
Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar (L) and Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah S Al-Ghofaily during their meeting in New Delhi, on January 11, 2024. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.) New Delhi: Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah S Al-Ghofaily, chief...