India and the Republic of Korea have agreed to significantly deepen their strategic partnership, prioritizing defence cooperation, economic security, industrial collaboration and emerging technologies. The two sides also reiterated their shared commitment to maintaining a free, open Indo-Pacific. The move signals closer coordination across defence and supply-chain resilience as both governments look toward future technology cooperation.
The US says it carried out a night-time boarding of an Indo-Pacific oil tanker sanctioned for allegedly smuggling Iranian crude. The operation, shared by the defence department on X, was framed as part of wider global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and prevent material support reaching Iran. Washington also warned that international waters won’t shield sanctioned vessels.
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