Great Power Competition is too Narrow a Frame
The doctrine of great power competition gets one major thing right: China is the biggest threat facing the United States. However, it gets the prescription all wrong. The United States canno... Read more
Side by Side with the Himalayan Standoff, Another Front Opens in India-China Feud
Indian officials say China is assisting rebel groups that have stepped up attacks on its border with Myanmar in recent months, opening another front in the conflict between two nations alrea... Read more
China-Pak Air Forces to Hold Joint Exercises
A batch of Chinese air force’s troops left for Pakistan on Monday to take part in “Shaheen (Eagle)-IX”, joint exercises, the Chinese military said. The troops left for Paki... Read more
Britain is preparing to be the first country to roll out the Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) vaccine this week, as shots will be made available in hospitals from Tuesday. It will later be d... Read more
India Considers French Offer of Six Airbus Multi-Role Mid-Air Refuellers
India is considering a French proposal to acquire six Airbus 330 multi-role transport tanker aircraft on a government-to-government basis for expanding the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike capa... Read more
The news comes just before the Indian Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane’s visit to the UAE and Saudi next week, during which he would meet many officials apart from his counterparts.... Read more
India Dials Up Ties with Gulf Countries, Sharpens the Contrast with Pakistan
Foreign minister S Jaishankar will travel to Qatar and Kuwait and his deputy, V Muraleedharan to Oman later this month as part of India’s continuing outreach to Gulf countries that is descri... Read more
DRDO-Developed Howitzer Undergoes Trial in Maharashtra
The made in India howitzer Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System underwent trials at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra on Sunday. The howitzer has been developed by the Defence Research Development Or... Read more
Indian Navy Wants to Join IAF in Fighter Jet Shopping
The Navy is looking to combine its multi-role carrier-based fighter jet procurement tender along with the IAF tender for 114 fighters that is under way. The development comes following a dec... Read more
NATO must find a unified voice to talk about — not to — China, advisers find
COLOGNE, Germany — An influential report by NATO advisers has urged the alliance to find a common course toward standing up to China, nixing proposals to create a direct line of communicatio... Read more