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
Construction Begins On Indian Navy’s Third P17A Class Stealth Frigate
The Indian Ministry of Defence has announced the start of construction on the Indian Navy’s third ship (Yard- 12653) under the P17A-class stealth frigates. A keel was laid by Indian Navy COM... Read more
Defence Ministry appoints consultant for corporatisation of OFB
THE Ministry of Defence on Thursday said that it has selected a KPMG Advisory Services- led consortium as the consultant for corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). In a press s... Read more
India-China Border Standoff highlights | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets CDS, NSA and 3 Armed Service Chiefs: Report
India China Border Standoff highlights | External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reached a five-point agreement that will guide the two countries in resolv... Read more
Pak needs to take irreversible action against terror groups: Indo-US joint statement
India and the US have called on Pakistan to take “immediate, sustained and irreversible action” to ensure that Pakistani territory isn’t used for terror attacks and to speedily bring to just... Read more
Four Developments In Eastern Ladakh That Seem To Be Rattling China No End
Over the last few days, the Indian Army has taken multiple steps towards improving its strategic and tactical position in eastern Ladakh, particularly in the Pangong Lake area and the Chushu... Read more
The Gulf War 30 Years Later: Successes, Failures, and Blind Spots
Was the Gulf War (1990 to 1991) a success for the United States? To many, the answer is unequivocally “yes.” After all, the United States rallied the international community to punish aggres... Read more
US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the Middle East said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump... Read more
PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with outgoing Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with his outgoing Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and conveyed his gratitude for playing a key role in greatly strengt... Read more
Govt Puts National Security Clause In Defence FDI Hike To 74 Per Cent
The new policy raising the cap of foreign direct investment through automatic approval in the defence sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent now has a ‘National Security’ clause as a conditi... Read more