The Latest Breaking News from the Indian Ocean

EI Nino conditions are prevailing over the Equatorial Pacific Ocean and positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions are prevailing over the Indian Ocean.

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 docks in Sri Lanka's Colombo port, raising concerns of China's growing influence in the Indian Ocean. Ship given permission to replenish only, no research work to be done. Vessel on 80-day expedition covering 12,000 nautical miles.

Has the Indian Ocean Rim Association managed to keep out big power rivalries? What are its focus areas?

India-Australia military cooperation has reached a stage of tactical interoperability, with opportunity to coordinate activities and leverage resources for better situational awareness. Both countries share intelligence and information, and are looking to operationalise the relationship.

India's EAM Jaishankar said multilateral rules-based order, respect for sovereignty & territorial integrity is foundation for reviving Indian Ocean as strong community. India will contribute to build capacity, secure safety & security in region, focus on Maritime Safety & Security & Blue Economy. India will work to strengthen IORA's institutional,…

Maldivians are voting in the runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation

In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US$18 billion a year.

Months into a severe drought, authorities in the French overseas department of Mayotte have ordered taps shut off two days out of three. The island archipelago in the Indian Ocean is experiencing its worst dry spell in nearly 30 years.

Locals in Grande Comore island mobilised to rescue a 10-ton baby humpback whale stranded near the port of Moroni. With rudimentary means but much effort, they managed to keep the baby whale alive until it could move back into the Indian Ocean.

Population has declined dramatically due to overfishing and environmental changes in the Indian Ocean

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific