China not Committed to Curbing Terrorism but Using Pak as Tool Against India: Report
Pakistan appears to be counting on China to diplomatically shield Islamabad from accountability for its terror activities while Beijing’s desire is to use terrorism as a tool to counter Indi... Read more
Arrest of former Mexican defence minister shakes military
The arrest of Mexico’s former defence minister in the United States on charges that he protected a drug cartel in exchange for bribes is a blow to Mexico’s military, one of the few instituti... Read more
Japan Coast Guard Says Chinese Vessels Sail Near Disputed East China Sea Islands
Japan’s Coast Guard said on Sunday that two Chinese vessels entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea. It marked the 21st time thi... Read more
JIMEX-20: Indo-Japanese Naval Drill Kicks off in Arabian Sea
India and Japan kick off their three-day maritime drills in the northern Arabia Sea from 26 September, days after India conducted an exercise with Australia in the Indian Ocean on 23-24 Sept... Read more
Taliban — The Rise, Retreat and Resurgence of Jihadists
In the spring of 1996, the Taliban, who had taken southern Afghanistan under their control, organised a conference of their fighters, commanders and mullahs in downtown Kandahar, the movemen... Read more
Aim to Make India Self-Reliant in Defence Sector: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government aims to enhance defence manufacturing in India to make the defence sector self-reliant (Atmanirbhar). He said, “our resolve for ‘... Read more
DRDO Provides List of 108 Systems for Development by Indian Industry
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) provided a list of 108 systems and subsystems to Defence Ministry identified for designing and development by the Indian Industry only. T... Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli had a conversation on Saturday — in a first since Kathmandu brought about a new map of the country that showed Indian territorie... Read more
IN-SPACe Mandate Creates Flutter in Scientific Community
The decisions of the newly set-up Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), the single-window nodal agency, on the launch dates of satellites and rockets and use o... Read more
The Panic Buys
As the Himalayan stand-off between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army of China in eastern Ladakh entered its fourth month, the country’s armed forces embarked on a fresh round... Read more