The Indian Army (IA) has initiated the indigenous upgrade of 811 of its licence built Soviet-era BMP-2/2K ‘Sarath’ infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) by equipping them with more powerful engine... Read more
HAL signs contract worth Rs 5,375 crore with GE Aviation for supply of engines for Tejas aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), on Tuesday, signed a contract with GE Aviation of the USA for the supply of engines to power Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. Read more… Read more
China, Russia, Iran seize opportunities in Afghanistan as US fails: Experts
The US adversaries on Monday seized on “military failure” of America and “heavy blow” of the Taliban’s sudden rise to power in Afghanistan. Paul D Shinkman, writing in US News, said th... Read more
Training in India, Fate of 150 Afghan Soldiers in Limbo After Country’s Military Collapse
Fate of 150 soldiers and cadets of the Afghan National Army. undergoing training in India, hangs in the balance amid collapse of the Afghanistan Army and takeover by the Taliban. Sources tol... Read more
India evacuated its embassy in Kabul this morning amid escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. A special Air Force flight brought back the envoy, along with other staff members and IT... Read more
ISRO soon to carry out static test of solid fuel engine for small rocket
The Indian space agency is gearing up to test the solid fuel motor of its small rocket under development, said a senior official. The official also said the space agency is planning to fly t... Read more
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will begin a four-day visit to the US from Monday to attend a number of UN Security Council events including a briefing on terrorism that will be held... Read more
HAL’s ‘Made in India’ civil aircraft carries out Ground Run and LSTT
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully carried out the Ground Run and Low Speed Taxi Trials (LSTT) of the Hindustan-228 (VT-KNR) aircraft on Sunday, for DGCA ‘Type Certificat... Read more
United Nations Security Council to meet on Monday to discuss Afghan situation
With Kabul falling into the hands of the Taliban, the UN Security Council under India’s current Presidency will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday, the... Read more
Why the Quad might or might not work
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in India recently ostensibly to discuss Afghanistan and China. Both the US and India find themselves on the losing side in Afghanistan so what was th... Read more