US Navy Aircraft Carriers May Be Useless In A War With China
Aircraft carriers such as the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford are floating symbols of the United States’ military power. They are built to dissuade adversaries from attacking American interes... Read more
Kashmir At Inflection Point: Subversive Bureaucracy May Be Scuttling Government Efforts To Normalise
After the special status enshrined under Article 370 was made inapplicable to Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August 2019, there were fears of mass unrest matched by an equal degree of hope for posit... Read more
Cabinet Approves Transfer Of 10 In-Orbit Communication Satellites To Public Sector Enterprise
The Union Cabinet has approved the transfer of 10 in-orbit communication satellites to public sector enterprise NSIL which is under the administrative control of the Department of Space. In... Read more
India To Host ASEAN Foreign Ministers Next Week
India will host the foreign ministers of ASEAN nations from June 16 to 17 to mark the 30th anniversary of its relations with the 10-nation grouping. Read More… Read more
India Will Be Forced To Ask Qatar, Kuwait To Rein In Elements Seeking Public Apology, Boycott Of Products: Officials
If the diplomatic fallout over controversial comments made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma drags on, the government will be forced to ask Qatar and Kuwait to rein i... Read more
India Carefully Monitoring Developments Along Border Areas: Ministry Of External Affairs
India on Thursday said it carefully monitors developments along its border areas including the construction of infrastructure by the Chinese side in the eastern Ladakh sector. Read More... Read more
China Criticises US General’s Comment On Sino-India Border Situation
China on Thursday said top US general Charles A Flynn’s comment that he was “alarmed” by the Chinese build-up along the border with India was a “despicable act” and an effort to “add fuel to... Read more
Former Afghan Minister Returns To Kabul At Taliban Invitation
A former Afghan minister, who fled as the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, returned on Wednesday, officials said, following security assurances given as part of the hardline group... Read more
On a deployment to the South China Sea (SCS) and West Pacific, the Indian Navy’s missile stealth frigate INS Satpura visited the Philippines from June 3 to 6 as part of efforts to boost mari... Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi on Wednesday, after which they signed a Memorandum of Un... Read more