Kathmandu. The European Union (EU) has announced plans to expand its naval operations in the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean.EU member states stated in a communiqué, 'Under the updated mandate, ships and aircraft deployed in the bloc's two maritime missions will be authorized to gather information regarding suspicious activities related to critical submarine infrastructure.'According to the communiqué, 'This expansion will also include tasks such as training the Djibouti naval force and cooperating with the Yemeni coast guard.'These measures fall under the EU's 'Aspides' and 'Atalanta' missions. The objective of 'Aspides' is to protect commercial shipping, particularly from attacks...