Not Just India and US, China’s Behaviour is Becoming a Problem for Its Friends, Too
In the regular drumbeat of arrests of alleged Chinese spies, one case last month stood out. It did not involve the United States or another rival of China, but Russia, whose security service... Read more
Centre to Encourage Government-to-Government Deals to Meet $5 Billion Military Export Target
In order to meet an ambitious target of $5 billion worth of military exports annually by 2025, the Centre will encourage government-to-government deals, using lines of credit to friendly for... Read more
US Government Awards Sonar Contract for Indian, Danish MH-60Rs
Lockheed Martin has secured a $182 million contract for airborne low frequency sonars (ALFS) related to Indian and Danish Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters. The package cove... Read more
India and the United States Need Each Other Mostly Because of China
On Dec. 15, 1971, the USS Enterprise, the largest aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy at the time, entered the Bay of Bengal as the spearhead of a naval task force of the U.S. 7th Fleet. The t... Read more
Top Pentagon Official Confirms US Moving Toward Deployment of Hypersonic Missiles in Indo-Pacific
The Pentagon announced plans to position new ground-based missiles in the Indo-Pacific region last year, after the US scrapped the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia.... Read more
China’s Heightened Aggression and the Changing Indo-Pacific Landscape: What Does It Mean for the Quad?
Born in 2004 as a collective response to the Tsunami, shelved in 2007 and revived in 2017, the Quad –a loose combination of like-minded democracies consisting of the United States, India, Ja... Read more
India, Russia Discuss Prevailing LAC Situation; Annual Summit Outcomes
India on Tuesday briefed Russia on the ongoing regional issues including LAC situation amid China’s intransigence on disengagement. ET has reliably learnt that prevailing LAC situation came... Read more
Rare Earth Elements: India’s Critical Strategic Deficiencies and China’s Dominance – Problems and Solutions
In the 1990s China decided to use Rare Earth Elements (REE) as the engine of its growth in the 21st century. In his January 1992 tour to Inner Mongolia province Deng Xiaoping famously said “... Read more
Pakistan’s New Map Includes Earlier Uncontested Indian Territories, Sparking Fresh Conflict
India included Aksai Chin in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and certain territories bordering Nepal in its political map issued last November. At the time, Beijing termed the Indian decision... Read more
Seeking to provide highly mobile armoured protection vehicles to its soldiers in high altitude terrains like Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army is looking to choose from three different vehicle... Read more