Associated Press - For decades the world relied on the powerful U.S. Navy to protect a vital sea lane in the Indian Ocean. But as India and China gain economic heft, they are moving to expand their control of the waterway, sparking a new — and potentially dangerous — rivalry between Asia's emerging giants.

Reuters - The United States has no plans to sell an ageing aircraft carrier to India, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday.

Guardian - India has kept its efforts to build a nuclear submarine under wraps for more than 30 years, but a top Indian scientist has confirmed that the ongoing project at the Kalpakkam nuclear facility near Chennai to develop a nuclear reactor fuelled by enriched uranium was in fact intended to power the country's first indigenously built submarine.

Indian Express - Malabar Exercise: From tracking nuclear submarines to managing 200 aircraft and taking on deep-sea terror threat, five Navies cover a sweeping range of maritime operations.

Asia Times - India begins to secure the Indian Ocean.