Safe Passage
The deaths of Indian tourists in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s coast are, first and foremost, a human tragedy.
The deaths of Indian tourists in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s coast are, first and foremost, a human tragedy.
The victims were from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Survivors have already begun returning to India, while state governments have been asked to coordinate the final journey of the deceased to their hometowns.
The most enduring consequence of a war is often not what happens on the battlefield, but what it reveals about the institutions that authorise it.
Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri and Kavaratti, under the command of Radm Alok Ananda, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), departed Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Wednesday on completion of port call for further deployment in the Southeast Asia region.
At the opening session of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, To Lam delivered a wide-ranging keynote address urging nations to move from reactive crisis management to “proactively shaping peace, stability and development in a world undergoing profound changes.”
In a post on X, Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) wrote that Air Marshal Dixit met Lt Gen Thai Dai Ngoc, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People's Army; Vice Admiral Kang Dong Gil, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Republic of Korea Armed Forces; and General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom.
At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in northern and central Vietnam due to heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam said Tuesday.
Scheduled to be held in Australia from March 1 to 21, 2026, the Blue Tigresses will face formidable opponents in Japan, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei.
Tragedy struck in northern Vietnam as a cruise ship carrying dozens of tourists capsized in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province, following a sudden and severe storm.
The United States - champion of liberal democracy, cradle of individual freedom and standard-bearer of civil liberties - is marking its 250th birthday. “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,” reads the First Amendment - words etched into the American conscience and echoed in every town square, newspaper column, and courtroom debate.
