NSG, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on Table During Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping Meeting
India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and its concern over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are expected to be raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he... Read more
Army maintains pressure on insurgent groups along Myanmar border
The Indian Army is maintaining pressure on insurgent groups with “seek-and-destroy operations and surgical strikes” along the 1,643-km porous land border with Myanmar, even as ex... Read more
Defence Ministry Approves Buying Of C-130 J Super Hercules Aircraft
The Defence Ministry on Thursday approved the buying of one C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft, worth about Rs. 900 crore, to replace the one that had crashed in 2014 killing five crew members,... Read more
Punj Lloyd set to ink Rs 670-cr deal to upgrade army’s Soviet-era guns
The government is in the final stages of awarding a Rs 670-crore contract to Punj Lloyd for upgrading the army’s ageing Zu-23-2B anti-aircraft guns, capable of engaging both aerial and groun... Read more
‘China didn’t seek India’s support over South China Sea’
The South China Sea issue may have figured in the recent foreign ministers’ meet of India and China, but the conjecture that Beijing tried to win New Delhi’s support on the subje... Read more
Indonesia tests newly acquired Chinese-made air-defence system
The Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) has conducted the first test firings of a newly acquired air-defence system from China North Industries (NORINCO), a source close to th... Read more
For a very long time, India never built roads or put up infrastructure along the border with and tried to dissuade China from crossing over. But the stand has changed in the past few years,... Read more
Israel emerges as a player on the world stage
With over 250 foreign companies creating research facilities in Israel, its strong high-tech capability has been rated by the University of Lausanne as one of the top five world powers in th... Read more