As the US, India, Australia and Japan are set to hold their first leaders’ summit of Quad on Friday, a wary China on Wednesday hoped that the four countries will do things that are “conduciv... Read more
Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities From Future Cyber Attacks
Editor’s Note Headlines in multiple newspapers drummed up the possibility of a cyber-attack being responsible for the power outage in Mumbai last month. While the systems have been restored... Read more
India Revives Focus On Cybersecurity Strategy Amid China Hacking Concerns
India is mulling a new national strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity amid allegations that Chinese intrusions may have affected operations at a key stock exchange and supply of... Read more
Russia Kept India Out, US Brings Delhi To Talks Table For Afghan Peace Plan
India is finally at the table with five other countries to decide on the roadmap for peace in Afghanistan after six months of hectic behind-the-scenes diplomacy, sources told The Indian Expr... Read more
Quad, France And UAE Join Hands In 2 Naval Exercises To Dominate Indo-Pacific
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and finance minister Bruno Le Maire will be in Delhi next month while IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will be in France. At least 8 Rafal... Read more
44 Companies Given FDI Approvals For Joint Production Of Defence Items With Foreign Companies: MoS Defence Naik
A total of 44 Indian companies, including public sector units, have got approvals related to foreign direct investment (FDI) till now for joint production of defence items with foreign compa... Read more
Indian Army Leases Four Heron UAVs From Israel
NEW DELHI : The Indian Army has leased four Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for possible deployment along the 3,488-km India-China border. Rea... Read more
Indian Navy Pilots To Train On Anti-Submarine Helicopters In The US; MH-60R Seahawks To Arrive Soon
Soon a team of Indian Navy pilots and ground staff will leave for the US to be trained for the new helicopters the navy is expected to receive later this year. The Indian Navy is expected to... Read more
Beijing is ready to face the short-term pain and possible backlash from the West to reform Hong Kong’s political system, which it sees as a chink in China’s national security armour, mainlan... Read more
ISRO’s GISAT-1 Launch Will Help India Keep An Eye On Borders Real-Time
It would help in quick monitoring of natural disasters, episodic and any short-term events. India plans to launch on March 28 an earth observation satellite that will provide it near real-ti... Read more