India in talks for logistics pacts with Russia, U.K. and Vietnam
After concluding a logistics support agreement with Japan early this week, India is now working on three such agreements with Russia, the U.K. and Vietnam, two official sources said. The agr... Read more
Modi can repeat 1971 and ensure a 1962 in reverse
New Delhi: The difference an alliance makes to outcomes is clear from a readout of the 1962 conflict with China and the 1971 ending of the Pakistan army genocide in Bangladesh. From 1947 onw... Read more
India attends intra-Afghan talks in Doha, Jaishankar says peace process must be Afghan-led
India attended the start of the intra-Afghan talks in Doha on Saturday, where a senior official participated in-person and External Affairs minister S Jaishankar joined-in virtually. During... Read more
New Delhi must ensure positive outcome, says Chinese media
Beijing: China’s state-controlled media on Friday cautiously welcomed the five-point consensus reached by Indian and Chinese foreign ministers in Moscow to defuse the ongoing border tension,... Read more
Disengagement: Warm or chill? Beijing winds set to give direction to Ladakh current
New Delhi: China, probably for the first time in the last five months, told Indian interlocutors in Moscow on Thursday that it’s willing to discuss reduction of forces and military assets it... Read more
A large number of Indian troops are being deployed along the Finger 3 Ridgeline on the north bank of Pangong Tso in Ladakh. This comes in the wake of the Chinese PLA increasing deployment si... Read more
LAC face-off: Jaishankar set bottomline amid ‘heated’ talks with China
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Iran begins expansive annual war games amid tensions with US
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s military Thursday began an expansive annual three-day exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, with the maneuvers taking place amid heightened t... Read more
Bharat Electronics Limited eyes foray into satellite, rocket manufacturing segments
BENGALURU: BEL has expressed its interest to foray into space electronic systems, small and micro satellite and rocket manufacturing segments. BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited NSE 0.64 %), a... Read more
How Jaishankar-Wang’s 5-Point Consensus Works Out Depends On One Man
When Chinese foreign minister Huang Hua met Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 29, 1981, the two agreed that unless the boundary question is settled, it would be difficult to maintain frie... Read more