Indian Coast Guard set to become 200-vessel strong force

Twelve years after the 26/11 terror attacks of 2008, Mumbais security apparatus has seen a sea change with Indian Coast Guard…

Reliance Naval asks government to fast-track maritime security contract awards

Voicing its concerns over delay in awarding contracts for maritime security programmes, Reliance Naval and Engineering (RNEL) has…

Defence ministry rejects proposal to cede Coast Guard to MHA

Against the backdrop of a committee of top police officials suggesting that the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) be brought under the…

State of the art patrol ship commissioned by the Coast Guard

Karnatakas maritime security received a shot in the arm with the arrival of the Indian Coast Guards new state-of-the-art offshore…

Training coastguards could be key to fighting piracy

Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have…

India in talks with 24 countries to boost maritime security

With an eye on beefing up maritime security, India is negotiating a deal with 24 countries for exchange of neutral merchant…

New naval security hub ready for action in Gurgaon

The nerve centre of the countrys maritime security domain will soon come alive in Gurgaon, six years after the Mumbai attacks…

Singapore to have giant surveillance balloon

Aiming to beef up its maritime and air security, Singapore will have a giant surveillance balloon that can detect threats as far…

Maritime piracy is spreading and becoming more aggressive

According to Marine Armor System, a specialist in automatic, non-lethal anti-piracy protection systems, maritime piracy is on the…

Banks refuse loans to Pak-hit Gujarat fishermen

In Gujarats Saurashtra region, fishermen are in a Catch-22 situation. With Pakistans Maritime Security Agency (MSA) preying on…