A Navy speedboat collides with a ferry off Mumbai, resulting in 13 deaths and multiple injuries. Rescue efforts underway.
![A Navy speedboat collides with a ferry off Mumbai, resulting in 13 deaths and multiple injuries. Rescue efforts underway. [Image via AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/204895-ovobpiqspm-1734535563-320x179.webp)
![India-Pakistan naval rivalry grows with fleet expansions and rising concerns over military capabilities and China's influence. [Image via Daily Times]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Navy-500-1280x720-1-320x179.webp)
India-Pakistan Naval Rivalry: Rising Tensions and Strength
India-Pakistan naval rivalry grows with fleet expansions and rising concerns over military capabilities and China’s influence.
![Pakistan reaffirms its commitment to marine cooperation and sustainable development at the China-Indian Ocean Forum. [Image via CPEC]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/President-Zardari-China-marine-768x429-1-320x179.webp)
Pakistan Commits to Promoting Marine Cooperation at Forum
Pakistan reaffirms its commitment to marine cooperation and sustainable development at the China-Indian Ocean Forum.
![Pakistan Navy's CNS discusses strategic partnerships, global maritime security, and future naval plans in interview with Defence Web. [Image via Business Recorder]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pak-navy4-1024-320x179.webp)
Pakistan Navy CNS Discusses Maritime Security and Strategic Partnerships in Exclusive Interview
Pakistan Navy’s CNS discusses strategic partnerships, global maritime security, and future naval plans in interview with Defence Web.
![CPEC's maritime dimension is set to transform Pakistan's coastal trade, unlocking vast economic potential and a new era of maritime growth. [Image via Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/180329_maritime_silk_road_economic-320x179.webp)
How CPEC’s Maritime Dimension Serves as a Gateway for Connectivity
CPEC’s maritime dimension is set to transform Pakistan’s coastal trade, unlocking vast economic potential and a new era of maritime growth.
![From India’s naval rise to the US-China rivalry and Pakistan’s upcoming AMAN, the Indian Ocean is becoming a new battleground for global influence. [Image via Alamy]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20230415_ASP001-320x179.webp)
The Indian Ocean Power Play
From India’s naval rise to the US-China rivalry and Pakistan’s upcoming AMAN, the Indian Ocean is becoming a new battleground for global influence.
![Indian Navy rescues 11 after fishing vessel collides with Scorpene-class naval submarine off Goa coast; 2 still missing. [Image via NDTV]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8fk8cfho_indian-navy-vessel_625x300_22_November_24-320x179.webp)
Indian Naval Submarine Collides With Fishing Vessel Off Goa
Indian Navy rescues 11 after fishing vessel collides with Scorpene-class naval submarine off Goa coast; 2 still missing.
![The first-ever Karachi-Chittagong Link paves the way for enhanced connectivity, trade corridors, and a potential counterbalance to India's influence in South Asia. [Image via Pak Embassy Bangladesh]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled-design-65-40edfb5e983dcf2110b36e5b38f1b24f-320x179.webp)
Karachi-Chittagong Link: South Asia’s New Game Changer
The first-ever Karachi-Chittagong Link paves the way for enhanced connectivity, trade corridors, and a potential counterbalance to India’s influence in South Asia.
![Pakistan Shipping Policy 2024 draft aims to strengthen maritime sector, support shipowners, and offer investment incentives. [Representational image via Pakistan Today]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SJHPCPTRB5KOVNFT3CD5BWI5EY-1392x928-1-320x179.webp)
Ministry of Maritime prepares draft of new shipping policy
Pakistan Shipping Policy 2024 draft aims to strengthen maritime sector, support shipowners, and offer investment incentives.
![Pakistan, a country blessed with a rich coastline, continues to suffer from Sea Blindness, missing out on economic opportunities in its maritime sector. [Image via commons.wikimedia]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Gadani_Beach_Hub_Balochistan_Pakistan-320x179.webp)
Pakistan: A Nation with Sea but with Sea Blindness
Pakistan, a country blessed with a rich coastline, continues to suffer from Sea Blindness, missing out on economic opportunities in its maritime sector.
