The proposed container port at Great Nicobar lacks commercial viability, and its strategic benefits remain unclear. So why is ...

Most analysts seem to think the Indian economy faces several and severe challenges on the external front; the latest one being the warning by US President Donald Trump to impose punitive tariffs on ...

Listed as ‘Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca’ under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention since 2008, Melaka and George Town are a must-visit for history lovers. Steeped in a rich cultural ...

The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It’s the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It handles a quarter of all ...

Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. A senior Russian ...

Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown a major oil slick spreading across the Kerch Strait that separates Russia from annexed Crimea, a month after two oil tankers were badly damaged ...

The spill could be more than twice the size of a similar disaster in the strait in 2007, which saw up to 1,600 tonnes of heavy oil leak into the sea. Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify have shown ...