Most of the population of a Myanmar town near the Indian border have fled after buildings were set ablaze by artillery amid fighting between militia forces opposed to military rule and the a... Read more
PM Narendra Modi says US visit ‘occasion to strengthen ties’
Before leaving for the United States on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his visit was an “occasion to strengthen strategic partnership with the US and consolidate t... Read more
Tata-Airbus set to sign Rs 22,000-cr deal to make military plane
The biggest military order placed on the private sector – a deal to manufacture new transport aircraft for the air force – is set to be signed on Thursday, with the location for... Read more
The Taliban nominate a U.N. envoy, complicating a quandary for the General Assembly.
The Taliban have nominated an ambassador to represent Afghanistan at the United Nations, U.N. officials said Tuesday, injecting a new twist into what was already a delicate diplomatic quanda... Read more
Caught in the cross-currents
Submarines are devices of deception. They’re meant to hide their true positions and quietly torpedo the enemy’s vessels. In the ongoing diplomatic stand-off between the United States of Amer... Read more
Aukus pact: France to send ambassador back to US after Macron-Biden call
France has agreed to return its ambassador to the US and Joe Biden has vowed not to cut Paris out of key future defence decisions in the Indo-Pacific after a phone call designed to calm Fren... Read more
A meeting of foreign ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, slated to be held on Saturday in New York, has been cancelled. Read more… Read more
After Australia, Switzerland Cancels Military Deal With France
France has faced another setback with Switzerland’s decision to buy the F-35 fleet from the US instead of France’s Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft. Read more… Read more
Former Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli stated in documents submitted to his party that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emissary S. Jaishankar warned against passing the constitution i... Read more
Hosting Quad summit proof of priority towards engagement in Indo-Pacific: US
A senior official said the engagement among the Quad nations would be through new multilateral configurations designed to focus on challenges of the 21st Century, while stressing the promoti... Read more