Vasco da Gama-The Indian Coast Guard Headquarters at Goa observed a change of helm as Dy Inspector General Himanshu Nautiyal relinquished command to Deputy Inspector General Arunabh Bose, TM. The incoming ICG Commander of Goa is a 1994 batch executive cadre officer and an accomplished Helicopter pilot with a seasoned log of incident free flying. […]
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The Indian Coast Guard rescued a medically ill crew from ship. On 14 September 21 a message was received from MRCC Mumbai informing the operations division at local Coast Guard Headquarters (Goa) that 01 crew of MT Fairchem Katana, operating 250 NM West of Goa required emergent medical attention. The crew namely Shri Amit Kumar […]
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The Victory Flame of Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations, commemorating the 50th anniversary of victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, arrived at INS Gomantak, Goa on 11 Sep 21. The Flame was received there by Rear Admiral Phillipose G Pynumootil, Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area, at the war memorial erected in honour of those that made […]
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The United States needs to understand that India has had a longstanding relationship with the Russians for security cooperation and military equipment, a top American admiral told lawmakers. “India is really a terrific partner and as we’ve seen from the recent Quad discussions, I think the importance of India and the rest of the nations […]
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While the US-India military relationship is at its best level in years, the mistrust between China and India is at an all-time high, a top US admiral has said and alleged that Beijing’s lack of transparency and duplicitous actions in the Indian Ocean region threaten stability and security there. Admiral John C. Aquilino also commended […]
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The transfers took place last evening, after Anil Deshmukh met with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. A week after Hemant Nagrale replaced Param Bir Singh as Mumbai’s police chief, 86 police officers have been transferred. A former colleague of controversial police officer Sachin Waze is among them. The transfers took place last evening, after Anil Deshmukh […]
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The Joe Biden administration will provide India access to better capabilities and technologies to enforce the rule of international law in Indo-Pacific, people aware of the development said after US defence secretary Lloyd Austin’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has described the Indo-US strategic partnership “a force for global good”. The top US […]
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US Senator has urged US Defence Secretary to discuss India’s Russian defence deal, human rights issues during his visit to the country. Ahead of US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to India, a senator has urged him to discuss the issues of sale of Russian S-400 missile system and human rights. Lloyd Austin is scheduled […]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. The FCC said the companies included Huawei Technologies Co, ZTE Corp, Hytera Communications Corp, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co and Dahua Technology Co. A 2019 law requires […]
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Indian Coast Guard Region (West) joined the Nation today in commemoration of 75th anniversary celebrations of Indian Independence. The celebration to mark this historic occasion commenced this morning in the Western Region units of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep Islands. The Coast Guard Officers and men from ships and shore establishment joined Community Interaction […]
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