China urges Brazil to step up protection for diplomatic buildings after attack on Rio consulate
China has urged Brazil to ensure there is no repeat of an incident in which a man threw an explosive device at its consulate general in Rio de Janeiro. Read more… Read more
Limits To Power – Taliban In Kabul, Jailbreak In Israel
What could possibly be common between the Taliban brandishing their weapons in Kabul and Palestinians twirling their spoons (yes, tea-spoons) with a flourish? Read more… Read more
Jaishankar disagrees with CDS: India doesn’t believe in clash of civilisations
A day after Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat mentioned the “clash of civilisations” theory to describe China’s growing ties with the Islamic world vis-a-vis the West, External Affa... Read more
Afghanistan power change not inclusive: Modi to SCO
The world community must decide collectively on recognising the new regime in Kabul in view of questions about its legitimacy because the change of power in Afghanistan was “not inclusive” a... Read more
Eastern Ladakh: Jaishankar calls for early resolution of remaining issues in talks with Wang Yi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the two sides should work for an early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in eastern... Read more
Indian Air Force will acquire 24 second-hand Mirages to strengthen fighter fleet: Report
IAF has initialled a 27 million euros contract to buy the fighters and out of these eight are in ready-to-fly condition. These aircraft, which costed 1.125 million euros each, will soon be s... Read more
China Brings Up UNSC Resolution Again Ahead of Agni V Test
China on Thursday again cited a post-Pokhran blast resolution of the United Nations Security Council over missile tests in response to media reports that India was planning to test nuclear-c... Read more
Russia has completed tests of its new S-500 surface-to-air missile system and has started supplying it to the armed forces, the RIA news agency quoted deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov as s... Read more
Myanmar Military Battles Ethnic Armed Group in Kachin State
Fighting has been reported between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and junta troops in Tanai Township, Kachin State in northern Myanmar. Read more… Read more
While presiding over the Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development, its Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla said the Chinese were not satisfied with the pace of work on CPEC and no progr... Read more