The Indian Ocean stretches from the southern tip of Africa to the Malacca Strait between Malaysia, ... over 80 degrees of latitude and 100 degrees of longitude (see map).

"The Indian Ocean is critical to China's strategic and economic interests, as well as its geopolitical rivalry with India," said Matthew Funaiole, a senior fellow at CSIS who worked on the report.

A project to map the Indian Ocean’s seagrass, a carbon sink more powerful than terrestrial forest, will enable participating countries to protect the habitat, according to the groups initiating ...

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

China is seeking to deepen cooperation with countries in the Indian Ocean region to boost the blue economy and explore new maritime economic collaboration models, a senior Chinese official said on ...

Instead of calling it Indian Ocean, China is trying to rename it. BENGALURU: ... It must also take a closer look at the new map of China, which includes Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh.

Alongside this, the country’s northwest – the region facing out toward and closest to the northeast Indian Ocean – is one of the least densely populated and underdeveloped regions on Earth.

International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval presence in the key trade route was his ...