Hosting Quad summit proof of priority towards engagement in Indo-Pacific: US
A senior official said the engagement among the Quad nations would be through new multilateral configurations designed to focus on challenges of the 21st Century, while stressing the promoti... Read more
China military: PLA in market for Russian Ka-52K heavy attack helicopters
China is considering buying three dozen Russian naval attack helicopters, a purchase that would “give wings” to the Chinese military’s new generation of amphibious assault ships. Read more... Read more
Macron and Modi vow to ‘act jointly’ after subs dispute
President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday vowed to “act jointly” in the Indo-Pacific region, as a row intensified with Australia and the US ove... Read more
Iran’s nuclear programme back in spotlight
Tehran’s nuclear programme is back under the spotlight as the UN’s atmomic energy watchdog holds its annual general conference and Iran’s new ultraconservative president, E... Read more
How the Afghan withdrawal impacts US-China competition
Each time the world’s most powerful country admits some degree of failure, it is inevitable that such a decision will have sweeping — and lasting — consequences. The United States’ withdrawa... Read more
Vodafone Idea says achieved peak 5G speed of over 3.7 Gbps in Pune trials
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Sunday said it achieved peak speed of over 3.7 Gbps during its ongoing 5G trials in Pune. The company also claimed to have achieved peak download speed... Read more
Meeting with Kamala Harris, Apple chief Tim Cook also on cards during PM Modi’s US visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the United States this week where he will be following a marathon schedule and will hold a series of back to back high-level meetings. Read more... Read more
AUKUS plans to provide nuclear submarines to Australia seriously endangers nuclear non-proliferation
The US, UK, and Australia have announced the establishment of a security alliance known as AUKUS. One of the key elements of this military alliance is that Washington and London will help Ca... Read more
Will India Reject US Pressure for a Military Base in the North West?
USA may operationalize the 2016 Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), by insisting on building a military base in India, for use as a staging area for beyond-the-horizon survei... Read more
China’s military has an Achilles’ heel: Low troop morale
The Chinese Communist Party has unintentionally revealed weaknesses of the country’s military. One indication came with the building of facilities for launching new intercontinental ba... Read more