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Rs 13,000 cr airport at Great Nicobar Island to improve India's forward posture in Indian Ocean
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Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean
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Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean
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The terrifying day the U.S.-Iran war reached a sleepy Sri Lankan town
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A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone
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US considers buying Chagos Islands: Report
US considers buying Chagos Islands: Report The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday (Jun 7). US officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the UK and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said. The plan is among several options being drafted by the White House, in a paper aimed at providing alternatives to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ceding sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago...
US considers buying Chagos Islands, Telegraph reports
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