Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region: The unseen hand that guided response to hijacked MV Ruen

Commander Naveen Deshmukh, IFC-IOR operations officer, speaking to reporters during the media briefing at Gurugram, on December 22, 2023. (Photo: India Sentinels)Gurugram: While the hijacking of the Malta-flagged cargo ship MV Ruen by Somali pirates ...

Abdel-Malek al-Houthi warns Ansar Allah will strike US warships if they attack Yemen

A screenshot of a video of Abdel-Malek al-Houthi.New Delhi: Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi movement Ansar Allah (Supporters of God), warned the United States that it would strike its warships in the region if they attacked Yemen or escal...

Indian Navy deploys two of its top guided-missile destroyers near Gulf of Aden for maritime security and anti-piracy operations

INS Kolkata during Malabar 2000 exercise. (Photo: Public domain/US Navy)New Delhi: India has deployed two of its most advanced guided-missile destroyers – INS Kolkata and INS Kochi – off the Somali coast near the Gulf of Aden in northern ...

Indian Navy aircraft and warship respond to hijacked Maltese ship’s mayday call in Arabian Sea

MV Ruen. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: The Indian Navy said its “mission deployed” platforms responded to a distress call sent by a Malta-flagged vessel, MV Ruen, in the Arabian Sea. The Navy, suspecting a piracy attempt, said it diverte...