Tag: #IOR
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Conference on Strategic Ralignments in the Indian Ocean Region concludes in Lahore
Lahore, 25 September 2025 (Press Release): The Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCE) organized second conference titled “Shifting Tides Revisited: Strategic Realignments in the Indian Ocean Region – One Year On” at Pakistan Navy War College (PNWC), Lahore. The conference focused on the evolving strategic landscape of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid intensifying great-power rivalry,…
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Impact of Indian Surveillance at the Eastern Border After Cancelling the Boeing P-8I Deal
Written by Major(r) Haroon Rasheed Defense and Strategic Analyst Introduction In August 2025, India decided to halt a significant acquisition of six additional Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft—a deal valued at approximately USD 3.6 billion—due to a steep 50 % price increase and newly imposed U.S. tariffs . This halted procurement raises several critical…
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Multinational Naval Drill Aman – Manifestation of Pursuit or Peace?
This opinion has been shared by Muhammad Akhtar. Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean its geographical location and strategic waterways provide the shortest and most economical lines of communication to Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Global Stock Markets Pause Following Losses After Brexit, Irish Port Becomes New Gateway to EU For more related pieces,…
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Aman-21: A Platform for Cooperation in Maritime Sector
This opinion article is written by Sagheer Ali. Robert D. Kaplan contends that the Greater Indian Ocean, stretching eastward from the Horn of Africa including the Indian Subcontinent all the way to the Indonesian archipelago and beyond may comprise a map as iconic to the 21st century as Europe was to the previous one. With…
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PNS Tabuk: Another feather in the cap
This opinion is by Zubeda Anjum Niazi. As a responsible and futuristic force with the intention to maintain regional peace, Pakistan Navy has continually sought to fortify national security against the pervasive threats. The strategic environment of the region is becoming complex day by day therefore Pakistan is also upgrading its arsenal so as to…
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Pakistan – An Equalizer to Indo China Maritime Competition
This opinion has been shared by Abid Latif Sindhu. Bits of broken pottery are usually found ashore at many places all along the littoral states of Indian Ocean. This depicts the history, revealing itself for any carbon testing to reach a conclusion; IOR (Indian Ocean region) is a single contiguous region since centuries. Sea is…