Govt Sanctions 12 New SSB Battalions To Fortify Nepal, Bhutan Borders, Tri-Junction Area
The government has sanctioned a dozen fresh SSB battalions, comprising over 13,000 personnel for the Nepal and Bhutan borders guarding force, to “fortify” defences along these fronts includi... Read more
On Tuesday, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh downplayed a report by a US cyber-security company that a massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of a cyber attack by China. Singh was quoted... Read more
Over the past decade, Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has adopted an independent foreign policy. Erdogan has aimed to project Turkey as a major industrial and military power in t... Read more
Can The United States Prevent A War Over Taiwan?
Taiwan is becoming the most dangerous flashpoint in the world. Events in and involving the small democracy could spark a war that draws in the United States, China, Japan, and possibly other... Read more
Telecom Spectrum Aauction: 63% Unsold; Sale Fetches Centre Rs 77,815 Crore
The government will receive an upfront amount of around Rs 27,000 crore from the operators — Rs 20,000 crore in FY21 and the remaining Rs 7,000 crore in FY22 when some spectrum would be made... Read more
Agalega: A Glimpse Of India’s Remote Island Military Base
The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south-western Indian Ocean, 1,122 kilometres north of Mauritius, is currently a hive of construction activity. India sough... Read more
From Next Week, Troops At LoC And LAC To Get New & More Lethal Israeli Light Machine Guns
Troops positioned along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) under the Northern Command will get the first tranche of Israeli Light Machine Gun (LMG) Negev NG-7 tha... Read more
Pakistan Needs Legislation To Meet 3 Outstanding FATF Benchmarks: Report
Pakistan will have to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the global money laundering and terrorist financing... Read more
India Considers Long-Term Economic Ties With The Philippines, To Boost Indo-Pacific Initiative
India is making rapid inroads in the Philippines by establishing long-term trade and economic ties even as it plans to have a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the country. This agreem... Read more
India, Maldives And Sri Lanka Trilateral Secretariat Established: A Leap In Maritime Cooperation
In keeping with the discussions held at the previous NSA-level trilateral meetings on Maritime Security Cooperation with India and the Maldives, a Secretariat for Trilateral National Securit... Read more