Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria led the team that negotiated the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France, but he is a strong supporter of the Make in India programme. He played... Read more
India and China explore pulling back armoured units, more rounds of talks expected soon
NEW DELHI: India and China are exploring options for disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which could possibly include mutually pulling back armoured units that ha... Read more
China recently conducted a test involving a swarm of loitering munitions, also often referred to as suicide drones, deployed from a box-like array of tubular launchers on a light tactical ve... Read more
Farooq Abdullah’s bizarre assertion that Article 370 should be restored in Kashmir with China’s help has only re-confirmed what the Bharatiya Janata Party has always believed: the Abdullahs... Read more
India can have complete hypersonic cruise missile system in four-five years: DRDO
NEW DELHI: In a major boost for India’s missile strike capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that it can develop a complete hypersonic cruise... Read more
Indian Air Force team in France to make preparations to induct more Rafale jets
As it prepares to induct a second batch of Rafale jets, the Indian Air Force has sent a team of officials to France to oversee the logistical issues and review the training of a hand-picked... Read more
Nepal PM Oli sends a quiet message to India with a change in his cabinet
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has shunted out the country’s deputy PM Ishwar Pokhrel out of the defence ministry in Wednesday’s cabinet reshuffle, a move seen as an effort to reset ties... Read more
As Xi asks troops to prepare for war, US appoints special officer for Tibet
A day after President Xi Jinping called on Chinese troops to prepare for war, the United States appointed a senior official as its special coordinator for Tibetan issues. Tibet, which has be... Read more
India, China in confidential talks to resolve stand-off
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India and China are engaged in confidential talks to resolve the ongoing border tensions. “Discussions are on. Disengagemen... Read more
Trump Demands a Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Somalia
President Donald Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia, according to people familiar with the matter, allowing him to make good on campaign pledges to bri... Read more