Dunya Maumoon, a former Foreign Minister (2013-2016) under outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and now in opposition to him, speaks to SNI’s Amitabh P Revi just after she met the Pres... Read more
L&T’s Armoured Systems Complex Modernising Indian Army’s Artillery
Hazira is barely a 20 minutes drive from Surat. But as the car leaves Surat behind, the landscape changes. On both sides of the highway are industrial estates that include some of the best k... Read more
‘Taliban Not Serious About Peace’
Afghanistan faces serious challenges with the Taliban not serious about peace negotiations, Dr Abdullah Abdullah CEO acknowledged in an exclusive interview to SNIwire. The Taliban and other... Read more
COMCASA Signed, Defence Continues to Spur India-U.S. Ties
India and the United States on Thursday signed the Communication and Information on Security Memorandum of Agreement (COMCASA) that is meant to facilitate transfer of communications security... Read more
No signs that India has changed its stand on BRI
Has India softened its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) exactly a year after Indian and Chinese troops disengaged at Dolam (or Doklam)? A report in a Chinese media outlet... Read more
Cross-Border Terror Underscored In Kathmandu Declaration As BIMSTEC Summit Concludes
Kathmandu, August 31: The Indian delegation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi which participated in the deliberations of the fourth Bimstec Summit should be returning to New Delhi a s... Read more
2+2 Dialogue Should Help Ease Some Anxieties
New Delhi and Washington are as ready for the inaugural 2+2 dialogue as they can ever be. Deferred several times due to scheduling issues, the meeting between the External Affairs and Defenc... Read more
Indian Army Proposal to Restructure Ranks Raising Valid Debate
So far the four set of studies that are being carried out for reorganization of and reforms in the Indian Army have generated superficial debates and discussions, since only bits and pieces... Read more
Growing India-U.S. Ties Has Beijing Jittery
The name Zhang Jiadong may be familiar to India’s community of China watchers. He was posted in the Chinese embassy in New Delhi a few years ago and is presently Director of the Centre... Read more
With Orders Drying Out, Private Shipyards Yearn for Level Playing Field
Overfeeding is a health hazard. In the case of India’s public sector defence shipyards, recipients of Rs 1.3 lakh crore worth of orders from the government over the last decade, it can... Read more