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On the sidelines of #UNGA, 🇫🇷Minister @MinColonna participated this week in two trilateral meetings (with 🇮🇳 & 🇦🇪, then 🇮🇳 & 🇦🇺). Formats revealing of French strategic positioning in the #Indopacific. 1 / 6 
First on Monday with @DrJaishankar & @ABZayed, for a trilateral dialogue upgraded to Ministerial level for the 1st time. The 3 countries aspire to be key security stakeholders and ‘balancing powers’ for the #IndianOcean
Second today with @DrJaishankar & @SenatorWong, resumption of a trilateral format that did not convene since #AUKUS. It shows that water passed under the bridge with 🇦🇺, thanks to the change of Government(s), with both sides showing willingness to repair ties
We are LIVE tweeting the panel discussion with @AHuitfeldt, @AnzeLog, @HonTonyAbbott, @SanjayVermalFS, @GERonAsia, and @MZZRS
Stay tuned for updates!
#Raisina2022
Stay tuned for updates!
#Raisina2022
Peter Grk (@MZZRS): We are embarking on the unknown with the ongoing #foodcrisis, dysfunctional #multilateral organisations & the #pandemic.
We are LIVE tweeting the Raisina AMA with @DrSJaishankar and @samirsaran
Stay tuned for updates!
Watch it LIVE here:
#Raisina2022 #RaisinaDialogue @MEAIndia
Stay tuned for updates!
Watch it LIVE here:
#Raisina2022 #RaisinaDialogue @MEAIndia
.@DrSJaishankar: Three things keep me up at night — the shocks that the international order is experiencing, particularly in the past two years—the #COVID19 pandemic, #Afghanistan & #Ukraine, & the friction between the #West & #Russia, the #USA and #China
#Raisina2022 @MEAIndia
#Raisina2022 @MEAIndia
.@DrSJaishankar: You need to develop an operational matrix to respond to a changing world. In our case, especially since 2014-15, we have had greater clarity on how we engage the world—concentric circles, neighbourhood first, but also a conscious policy engaging the major powers.
Now Out in Paperback! “#China Goes to #Sea: #Maritime Transformation in Comparative Historical Perspective”
amazon.com/China-Goes-Sea…
@NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime is proud to publish this new version w/ @NavalInstitute @USNIBooks!
Come for the #maps, stay for the #history...
amazon.com/China-Goes-Sea…
@NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime is proud to publish this new version w/ @NavalInstitute @USNIBooks!
Come for the #maps, stay for the #history...
Honored to have #JonathanSpence’s endorsement:
“The maritime #history of #China has long been a neglected field..China Goes to Sea bring[s] that knowledge-gap to an end..will be an indispensable companion to those readers seeking to understand where China’s navy may be heading.”
“The maritime #history of #China has long been a neglected field..China Goes to Sea bring[s] that knowledge-gap to an end..will be an indispensable companion to those readers seeking to understand where China’s navy may be heading.”
Documentary films based on Indian Artists and Indian Music...
A thread..
A thread..
#ZindagiEkSafar (1989) by #SandipRay, a video documentary on the life of #KishoreKumar.
Commentary by #AmeenSayani, and feat. @GangulyAmitK @SrBachchan #RajeshKhanna @mangeshkarlata @ashabhosle #RDBurman #AshokKumar and @iamsrk.
Link: songs.kishorekumar.org/zindagi-ek-saf…
Commentary by #AmeenSayani, and feat. @GangulyAmitK @SrBachchan #RajeshKhanna @mangeshkarlata @ashabhosle #RDBurman #AshokKumar and @iamsrk.
Link: songs.kishorekumar.org/zindagi-ek-saf…
The life journey of #JagjitSingh who broke through the norms and revolutionised the Ghazal scenario.
#KaagazKiKashti (2017) by @brahmanandsingh.
Streaming on @PrimeVideoIN.
Buy/Rent :
@jabeenmerchant @MobiusFilmsIn
#KaagazKiKashti (2017) by @brahmanandsingh.
Streaming on @PrimeVideoIN.
Buy/Rent :
@jabeenmerchant @MobiusFilmsIn
#IndianOcean
హిందూ మహాసముద్రం ప్రపంచంలోని మహాసముద్ర విభాగాలలో మూడవ అతిపెద్దది, ఇది 70,560,000 కిమీ, భూమి ఉపరితలంపై 19.8% నీటిని కలిగి ఉంది. దీనికి ఉత్తరాన ఆసియా, పశ్చిమాన ఆఫ్రికా, తూర్పున ఆస్ట్రేలియా ఉన్నాయి.
#Ocean
హిందూ మహాసముద్రం ప్రపంచంలోని మహాసముద్ర విభాగాలలో మూడవ అతిపెద్దది, ఇది 70,560,000 కిమీ, భూమి ఉపరితలంపై 19.8% నీటిని కలిగి ఉంది. దీనికి ఉత్తరాన ఆసియా, పశ్చిమాన ఆఫ్రికా, తూర్పున ఆస్ట్రేలియా ఉన్నాయి.
#Ocean
ఉపయోగంలో ఉన్న నిర్వచనాన్ని బట్టి దక్షిణాన ఇది దక్షిణ మహాసముద్రం అంటార్కిటికాతో సరిహద్దులుగా ఉంది. హిందూ మహాసముద్రంలో అరేబియా సముద్రం,లాకాడివ్ సముద్రం,సోమాలి సముద్రం,బంగాళాఖాతం,అండమాన్ సముద్రం వంటి కొన్ని పెద్ద ఉపాంత ప్రాంతీయ సముద్రాలు ఉన్నాయి.దీన్నే అర్ధ మహాసముద్రం అని పిలుస్తారు
ఈ సముద్రం ఒడ్డునే ఉన్నాయి. తూర్పు ఆఫ్రికా మరియు ఆస్ట్రేలియా ఖంఢాలను వేరుచేస్తుంది. ఎండాకాలంలో ఈ సముద్రంలో తుఫాన్లు ఎక్కువగా వస్తాయి. అన్ని సమద్రాలకంటే వెచ్చని సముద్రమని పేరు.
#chinarocket
Potential Debris Field upon Re-Entry
Forecasts will NOT improve until a few hours before Impact
Potential Debris Field upon Re-Entry
Forecasts will NOT improve until a few hours before Impact
#ChinaRocket
Update at 5pm EDT
Likely 1st "meaningful" estimates as Impact Time Window should Narrow
Update at 5pm EDT
Likely 1st "meaningful" estimates as Impact Time Window should Narrow
#Breaking: Fear of another attack on #Israeli-owned vessels.
Following the attack on the ship of businessman Rami Unger at the end of February, there are reports of damage to another Israeli-owned ship. The details are still vague.
Following the attack on the ship of businessman Rami Unger at the end of February, there are reports of damage to another Israeli-owned ship. The details are still vague.
Network reports claim that a ship named "Lori" that sailed in the #IndianOcean on its way to India was hit by #missiles. The ship is owned by ECT. Nahul Ltd. (XT MANAGEMENT LTD) from #Haifa. According to reports, no casualties & minor damage was caused to the ship.
West of Diego Garcia, #India is Building an Island Base of its Own
The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south-western #IndianOcean, 700 miles north of #Mauritius, has major airfield & port developments well underway.
maritime-executive.com/editorials/wes…
The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south-western #IndianOcean, 700 miles north of #Mauritius, has major airfield & port developments well underway.
maritime-executive.com/editorials/wes…
2) India sought access to the islands in 2015 to develop as an air and naval staging point for surveillance of the south-west Indian Ocean – in a sense redolent of facilities other nations operate, such as the joint US-UK base at Diego Garcia.
3) The most recent images from Google Earth to the same location as seen in 2014 shows a new 3000-meter runway – capable of hosting the Indian Navy’s new Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft – and considerable apron overshadows the existing airfield in the middle of the island.
Previously Unknown #Whale Population Discovered in #Indian Ocean Thanks to Their Distinct Song
weather.com/en-IN/india/en…
(📸:Robert Baldwin/Environment Society of Oman)
weather.com/en-IN/india/en…
(📸:Robert Baldwin/Environment Society of Oman)
In a rather surprising, yet exciting discovery, researchers have spotted a new population of blue #whales swimming in the western #IndianOcean. The discovery is unique as the population was spotted from the unusual song sung by these exotic sea creatures.
Blue whales or #Balaenoptera musculus are the largest living animals on the planet and they use songs to communicate and socialise. They are often identified by their unique low-frequency sounds, which can be louder than a jet engine, with the pitch reaching up to 188 decibels.
Extreme #Weather Events Like Devastating #Floods Cost #India $10 Billion, Finds UK Report
weather.com/en-IN/india/ne…
(📸: C Suresh Kumar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai)
weather.com/en-IN/india/ne…
(📸: C Suresh Kumar/TOI, BCCL, Chennai)
Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by #climatechange, were identified globally this year, including the terrible #floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday.
#WhatThe2020
#WhatThe2020
The #London-based Christian Aid's report, 'Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate breakdown', said 10 of those events cost $1.5 billion or more.The #US was hit by the highest costs due to the record-breaking #hurricane season and #fires.
#WhatThe2020
#WhatThe2020
WARNING
STRONG SHAKING REPORTED FURTHER SOUTH OF SOUTH AFRICA #EARTHQUAKE
WAITING FOR RELAIABLE DATA.
STRONG SHAKING REPORTED FURTHER SOUTH OF SOUTH AFRICA #EARTHQUAKE
WAITING FOR RELAIABLE DATA.
#Shaking detected
6.0M #Magnitude #Earthquake reported
South of #SouthAfrica #IndianOcean
10km deep
09/26/2020 / 17:10:24 (UTC)
GPS: -48.07, 31.62
reported by #emsc_Seismicportal (as a 5.9) and @GFZ_Potsdam (6.0)
6.0M #Magnitude #Earthquake reported
South of #SouthAfrica #IndianOcean
10km deep
09/26/2020 / 17:10:24 (UTC)
GPS: -48.07, 31.62
reported by #emsc_Seismicportal (as a 5.9) and @GFZ_Potsdam (6.0)
This plot shows 1 hour of data from the nearest available seismic station in the Global Seismographic Network.
#Sutherland, #SouthAfrica (32.3797° S x 20.8117° E) #IndianOcean #Earthquake
#Sutherland, #SouthAfrica (32.3797° S x 20.8117° E) #IndianOcean #Earthquake
THREAD: Referenced in the Indian defence minister's interview today, here's spring 1998 iview w/ India DefMin George Fernandes, where he was v blunt (& prescient) abt China.
Q: China is potential danger no. 1?
A: Potential threat no. 1, shall we say.
1/
Q: China is potential danger no. 1?
A: Potential threat no. 1, shall we say.
1/
1998. Def Min Fernandes: there's reluctance to face the reality that China’s intentions need to be questioned..
Q: What is this reluctance due to?
A: ..primarily rooted in having to face the challenges which accepting this situation or this reality will kind of confront u with 2/
Q: What is this reluctance due to?
A: ..primarily rooted in having to face the challenges which accepting this situation or this reality will kind of confront u with 2/
In the 1998, Fernandes agreed that "Chinese military activities are beginning to encircle India." Mentioned:
- nukes, Sukhois, elongated airfields in Tibet,
- nuclear, missile know-how to Pak
- training Burmese military
- Coco Isl facilities
- Harbor construction in Burma 3/
- nukes, Sukhois, elongated airfields in Tibet,
- nuclear, missile know-how to Pak
- training Burmese military
- Coco Isl facilities
- Harbor construction in Burma 3/
One of many copies in the #BritishLibrary of al-Tuhfa al-mursala ila (ruh) al-nabi of the (Shattari?) Muhammad b. Fadlallah Mubarakpuri (d. 1619) 1/
#Mubarakpuri wrote the work in 1590 and emanating from Western India into the #Indianocean and #SEAsia it became a major and simple conduit for the dissemination of the #IbnArabiSchool and its metaphysics 2/
In libraries around the world there are numerous copies as well as studies and editions and translations by the like of A.H. Johns books.google.co.uk/books/about/Al… 3/
Thread: I’ve developed a passion for photography. Starting to take photos daily to share with my twitter fam🤗
Spent the day on the island of Ilisi near #Kismayo with the local young men who bring fish to our city. Incredible to witness their joy & love for fishing. #Somalia
Spent the day on the island of Ilisi near #Kismayo with the local young men who bring fish to our city. Incredible to witness their joy & love for fishing. #Somalia
hearing—"#China's Worldwide #Military Expansion" is a dramatic bellwether of growing concerns in Washington & beyond.
Now online—hard-hitting arguments + many data points, some deeply-analyzed yet hard to find elsewhere in public domain:
bit.ly/HouseIC
Now online—hard-hitting arguments + many data points, some deeply-analyzed yet hard to find elsewhere in public domain:
bit.ly/HouseIC
CAPT Jim Fanell, USN Ret, former @USPacificFleet N2:
"today, the PLA Navy consists of over 330 surface ships & 66 submarines, nearly 400 combatants. As of 4 May 2018, the @USNavy consists of 283 battle force ships: 211 surface ships and 72 submarines."
bit.ly/HouseIC
"today, the PLA Navy consists of over 330 surface ships & 66 submarines, nearly 400 combatants. As of 4 May 2018, the @USNavy consists of 283 battle force ships: 211 surface ships and 72 submarines."
bit.ly/HouseIC
"By 2030, it is estimated [by Fanell & @SCheneyPeters in their chapter in @NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime Studies Institute's Chinese Naval Shipbuilding volume amazon.com/Chinese-Naval-… @USNIBooks that] the PLANavy will consist of some 550 ships: 450 surface ships & 99 submarines."
