Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley had cautioned the White House that a full withdrawal of forces would likely result in a Taliban takeover—but by the time President Joe Biden asked him... Read more
Government dissolves Ordnance Factory Board, transfers employees and assets to 7 PSUs
The defence ministry has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October 1 and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven public sector units (PSUs), accor... Read more
Taliban takes on ISKP, its most serious foe in Afghanistan
The Taliban claims security “has been assured” in Afghanistan since it took over, and that the country has been saved from the “quagmire of war”. But a series of attacks carried out by an af... Read more
India must expedite its artillery modernisation programme: Artillery chief
India has to fast track its artillery modernisation plan with stress on self-reliance by manufacturing the guns within the country, artillery chief Lt General TK Chawla said here on Monday.... Read more
The Centre is keen on resolving the Naga political issue and has invited the NSCN(IM) to New Delhi to continue the dialogue, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said today. Read more… Read more
Germany has said that it shares India’s fears that Afghanistan may be used for spreading international terror and it has told the Taliban that its land should not be used even by neigh... Read more
India Successfully Tests ‘Akash Prime’ Missile; Watch It Intercept & Destroy Drone Target
In a major success, India on Monday, September 27, successfully tested a new version of the Akash Missile – ‘Akash Prime’ from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur. Accord... Read more
The new AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the USA to help Australia develop nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) is in India’s interests. India may not e... Read more
China Deploying S-400 Missile Defence System, Building New Accommodations Along LAC: Report
In a move that is possibly aimed at conveying its willingness to remain deployed along the frontier with India in large numbers, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has built n... Read more
In an exclusive interview with WION’s Siddhant Sibbal, Indian Envoy to United Nations TS Tirumurti talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s UNGA speech and India’s determination to bring... Read more