{"id":66635,"date":"2024-03-02T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-to-build-new-naval-base-on-lakshadweep-to-boost-security-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T17:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:17:11","slug":"india-to-build-new-naval-base-on-lakshadweep-to-boost-security-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-to-build-new-naval-base-on-lakshadweep-to-boost-security-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"India to build new naval base on Lakshadweep to boost security | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India plans to commission a new naval base in the Lakshadweep islands, off the country’s south-west coast, to boost security in the region, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Indian Navy will announce on March 6 plans to build INS Jatayu on Minicoy island.<\/p>\n

Minicoy is the southernmost island in the Lakshadweep archipelago, which straddles primary maritime trade routes between the Strait of Malacca and the gulfs of Aden and Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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“The base will enhance operational reach and facilitate the Indian Navy’s operational effort towards anti-piracy and anti-narcotics operations in the Western Arabian Sea,” a navy statement said.<\/p>\n

India already has a base in Lakshadweep, the INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MUMBAI: India plans to commission a new naval base in the Lakshadweep islands, off the country’s south-west coast, to boost security in the region, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. The Indian Navy will announce on March 6 plans to build INS Jatayu on Minicoy island. 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