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  India’s Expanding Naval Footprint in the Mediterranean: What’s Real, What’s Rumour, and Why It Matters Introduction Over recent months, social media posts and some fringe outlets have made dramatic claims: that India’s warships are launching  BrahMos missile strikes  in the Mediterranean, and that India “rules the oceans.” However, independent verification shows a very different picture — one of diplomatic posturing, strategic alignment, and maritime presence, but  no evidence  of offensive strikes with BrahMos in the Med. This article sifts facts from fiction, explains what actually is occurring, why India is behaving this way, and what it could mean for regional geopolitics. What has been  verified Event / Fact Details Source(s) PM Modi’s visit to Cyprus (June 15-16, 2025) Narendra Modi visited Cyprus in a high-profile diplomatic mission – the first visit by an Indian PM to Cyprus in over 20 years. AP News; High Commission of India, Nicosia Joint Declar...