Indian Navy rescues 11 after fishing vessel collides with Scorpene-class naval submarine off Goa coast; 2 still missing.
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India Readies to Test New Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile ‘Pralay’
India to test anti-ship ballistic missile, adding long-range capability to target moving warships over 1,000 km.
The Cowed Indian Aspirations
India has long prioritized its naval development and maritime strategy to materialize its ambitions of becoming the net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region. But with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India\’s Maritime Strategy has become a real challenge for itself. The real test is to strike a balance between its alignment with Russia and a rather newly-found geostrategic convergence with the West and the US.
