New Delhi -  Oman has allotted a specific zone to India in the strategically located Port of Duqm, less than two months after the visit of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to New Delhi, a development that will help enhance India’s role in the western and southern Indian Ocean region.

The move will augment the Indian Navy’s role as a net security provider amid the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean region. The port provides a logistical base for India in the field of maritime cooperation. It will also enhance . . .