Which country is called the land of the sea?

Maldives is known as the Land of the Sea because most of the country is covered by the Indian Ocean and consists of coral ...
PBS

Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard

Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power chess ...
The Diplomat

Why the Indian Ocean, Not the Indo-Pacific, Must Anchor India’s Strategy

While New Delhi shares strategic concerns with the rest of the Quad, its Indo-Pacific approach is primarily a means to counterbalance Beijing in its immediate maritime neighborhood. India’s adoption ...
Foreign Affairs

America Needs a Real Indian Ocean Strategy

Last month in New Delhi, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, met with senior counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan. This informal group of four countries, known ...