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How Great Nicobar Can Turn Into India's Hormuz-Like Strategic Bet Against China
Because the way through the Strait of Malacca is the shortest and most cost-effective sea route for energy and manufactured goods, roughly two-thirds of its maritime commerce and close to 70-80 per cent of its oil imports transit through the strait,
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How An Indian Amla Tree Gave The Strait Of Malacca Its Name
An Indian amla tree, centuries ago, lent its name to one of the world's most important waterways, the Strait of Malacca
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The Malacca Gambit: How China Oil-Choke Strategy Could Backfire On Trump
"Trump is weaponising oil chokepoints from Venezuela to Malacca to pressure China, but Beijing's pipelines, reserves, and shadow fleets mean the real test is which side dares escalate further."
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US May Be Eyeing Strait Of Malacca After Hormuz. Why It Matters To India
Despite comparatively lower direct economic dependence, the United States views the strait through a strategic and military lens. Its narrow width at key points makes it both a potential bottleneck and a leverage point in any future conflict scenario
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Malfunction Forces AirAsia X to Abort Flight, Turn Back
A system malfunction forced the pilots of an AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah to abort the flight and return to Malaysia today, the AirAsia Group's CEO said.
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MH370 skirted Indonesia to avoid radar: report
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew around Indonesian airspace apparently to avoid detection after vanishing from radar screens on March 8, a media report said today, suggesting the possibility of a more sinister reason behind the jet's disappearance.
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India joins the search for missing Malaysian jet
Malaysia's military has traced what could have been the jetliner missing for almost five days to an area south of the Thai holiday island of Phuket, hundreds of miles from its last known position, the country's air force chief said on Wednesday.
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Malaysia air force chief denies saying lost plane tracked to west
Malaysia's air force chief has denied saying military radar tracked a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner over the Strait of Malacca, adding to the mystery surrounding the fate of flight MH370, which vanished on Saturday with 239 people aboard.
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In probe into missing Malaysia jet, a vacuum of leadership
Malaysian officials are conducting their own informal investigations, in cooperation with other governments and foreign agencies, but they lack the legal powers that would come with a formal international probe under UN-sanctioned rules.
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Missing Malaysian plane last seen at Strait of Malacca: source
The Malaysian military believes an airliner missing for almost four days with 239 people on board flew for more than an hour after vanishing from air traffic control screens, changing course and travelling west over the Strait of Malacca, a senior military source said.
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India gets hawk eye over Strait of Malacca
India will on Tuesday formally open a key naval station, aptly named INS Baaz (Hawk), in the southern part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that will boost its ability to keep an eagle eye on the critical maritime choke-point: the Strait of Malacca.
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How Great Nicobar Can Turn Into India's Hormuz-Like Strategic Bet Against China
Because the way through the Strait of Malacca is the shortest and most cost-effective sea route for energy and manufactured goods, roughly two-thirds of its maritime commerce and close to 70-80 per cent of its oil imports transit through the strait,
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How An Indian Amla Tree Gave The Strait Of Malacca Its Name
An Indian amla tree, centuries ago, lent its name to one of the world's most important waterways, the Strait of Malacca
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The Malacca Gambit: How China Oil-Choke Strategy Could Backfire On Trump
"Trump is weaponising oil chokepoints from Venezuela to Malacca to pressure China, but Beijing's pipelines, reserves, and shadow fleets mean the real test is which side dares escalate further."
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US May Be Eyeing Strait Of Malacca After Hormuz. Why It Matters To India
Despite comparatively lower direct economic dependence, the United States views the strait through a strategic and military lens. Its narrow width at key points makes it both a potential bottleneck and a leverage point in any future conflict scenario
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Malfunction Forces AirAsia X to Abort Flight, Turn Back
A system malfunction forced the pilots of an AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah to abort the flight and return to Malaysia today, the AirAsia Group's CEO said.
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MH370 skirted Indonesia to avoid radar: report
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew around Indonesian airspace apparently to avoid detection after vanishing from radar screens on March 8, a media report said today, suggesting the possibility of a more sinister reason behind the jet's disappearance.
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India joins the search for missing Malaysian jet
Malaysia's military has traced what could have been the jetliner missing for almost five days to an area south of the Thai holiday island of Phuket, hundreds of miles from its last known position, the country's air force chief said on Wednesday.
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Malaysia air force chief denies saying lost plane tracked to west
Malaysia's air force chief has denied saying military radar tracked a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner over the Strait of Malacca, adding to the mystery surrounding the fate of flight MH370, which vanished on Saturday with 239 people aboard.
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In probe into missing Malaysia jet, a vacuum of leadership
Malaysian officials are conducting their own informal investigations, in cooperation with other governments and foreign agencies, but they lack the legal powers that would come with a formal international probe under UN-sanctioned rules.
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Missing Malaysian plane last seen at Strait of Malacca: source
The Malaysian military believes an airliner missing for almost four days with 239 people on board flew for more than an hour after vanishing from air traffic control screens, changing course and travelling west over the Strait of Malacca, a senior military source said.
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India gets hawk eye over Strait of Malacca
India will on Tuesday formally open a key naval station, aptly named INS Baaz (Hawk), in the southern part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that will boost its ability to keep an eagle eye on the critical maritime choke-point: the Strait of Malacca.
