India Evacuates Diplomats, Security Personnel from Kandahar as Taliban Captures New Areas
India has pulled out around 50 diplomats and security personnel from its consulate in Kandahar in Afghanistan in view of the deteriorating security situation and the Taliban gaining control... Read more
Why Has China’s PLA Started Sending ‘Grandpa Fighter Jets’ To Test Taiwan’s Air Defences?
The Chinese military’s use of ageing J-7 jets in a Taiwan fly-past last month has raised questions about why the second-generation fighters were deployed alongside more modern warplanes. Mil... Read more
Pak’s Terror Groups Join Taliban War, India Wary
The assessments come at a time of growing alarm in the international community, including India, at the Taliban’s rapid resurgence in Afghanistan that some intelligence agencies fear is pois... Read more
Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy is Being Hard-Wired Into China’s Foreign Policy, Shivshankar Menon Says
Wolf-warrior diplomacy is being hard-wired into China’s foreign policy as is evident in the recent centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party that took place on 1 July, according... Read more
Afghanistan Calls On India, Russia & China To Help Fight Terrorism In The War-Torn Country
Afghanistan has urged China, India and Russia to help the country’s defense and security forces fight terrorism, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib sai... Read more
Modi Speaks With Vietnam PM, Says Both Nations Share Vision of Rules-Based Indian Ocean Region
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday and noted that the Indo-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership can contribute to promoting... Read more
Taliban Calls China a ‘Friend’, Promises Not To Host Uyghur Militants in Afghanistan: Report
The Taliban has said the group sees China as a “friend” to Afghanistan, hoping Chinese investment for reconstruction work in the war-torn country, according to a media report. Taliban spokes... Read more
India Receives Invitation to Attend Iran President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi’s Swearing-In Ceremony
Iran’s new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has invited India for his swearing-in ceremony on August 5, sources told The Indian Express. The invitation was extended at a meeting between Raisi a... Read more
Afghans Own Whatever Comes Next, Biden Says
The fate of Afghanistan is up to the Afghan people, President Joe Biden said repeatedly Thursday as American troops continued their withdrawal and Taliban forces swept through the country. B... Read more
China’s Communists Take Control Of Tech
One intriguing question about China is whether it can combine thuggish, autocratic politics with the predictable rules and property rights that entrepreneurs and capital markets need to thri... Read more