How Afghanistan Snags China in a $282 Billion Creditor Trap
The hurried withdrawal of the U.S. from Afghanistan — the 1975 fall of Saigon déjà vu — has been heralded as a win for China and an opportunity for Beijing to extend its influence across the... Read more
Terrorists are terrorists, distinctions can only be made at our own peril: Dr S Jaishankar
For the first time since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India’s terror worries on Thursday, identifying particular... Read more
Russian bidder backs out, Turkey firm keen on buying debt-laden Anil Ambani shipyard
A consortium of Dubai-based GMS and Besiktas Shipyard of Turkey, and two other companies have submitted their final bids for buying out Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Naval and Engineering Lim... Read more
DRDO develops advanced chaff technology to protect IAF jets from missile attacks
Pune and Jodhpur-based facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have jointly developed an advanced chaff technology to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian... Read more
Islamabad’s reaction to the Taliban’s victory was the opposite of the despair in Western capitals: Their triumph showed that Afghans had “broken the shackles of slavery”, Pakistani Prime Min... Read more
Female presenter interviews Taliban spokesman on Afghanistan television
On Tuesday an unprecedented discussion took place on an Afghanistan television channel: a female presenter interviewed a Taliban spokesperson about the group’s plans for the country, days af... Read more
Mr Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on the capital city Kabul over the weekend. The UAE’s foreign ministry said the country had welcomed Mr Ghani and his family on humani... Read more
WHY 3 DECADES LATER KASHMIR IS COOL TO TALIBAN
As news of the fall of Kabul flashed in the media on Sunday, 15 August, Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain, formerly a professor of Law at the University of Kashmir and the Central University of Kash... Read more
India evacuates its envoys, empties Kabul office
Indian diplomats in Kabul, including ambassador Rudrendra Tandon as well as security personnel, were flown back to New Delhi in two phases by Tuesday afternoon by Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17... Read more
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