Why Modi’s First Foreign Trip After Covid Year Is To Bangladesh
One day before West Bengal goes for the first phase of its assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Dhaka to take part in the birth centenary celebrations of Sheikh Mujibur... Read more
Cooperation between countries should not target third party: China on Quad summit
Ahead of the Quad summit on Friday, China said exchanges and cooperation between countries should contribute to mutual understanding rather than “targeting” a third party and refrain from “p... Read more
Telecom Licensing Conditions Amended: Defence, Security New Criteria For ‘Trusted Sources, Products’
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday amended licensing conditions for telecom companies by including defence and national security as parameters in purchase of telecom equ... Read more
Quad Tightens Rare-Earth Cooperation To Counter China
TOKYO — The U.S., Australia, Japan, and India are on the verge of joining hands to build a rare-earth procurement chain to counter the dominance China plays in supplying these crucial... Read more
Faced With Budget Crunch, Navy Could Relook At Long-Term Modernisation Plans, Lease Vessels
New Delhi: The Navy will have to recalibrate its immediate and long-term capital requirements, particularly in view of the threats from China after over a nine-month standoff in eastern Lada... Read more
India Engages With China Ahead Of Quad Summit As Two Agree To Expedite LAC Disengagement
Ahead of the Quad Summit New Delhi on Friday engaged with Beijing as the two reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector. The two sides had in-depth d... Read more
US Losing Military Edge In Asia As China Looks Like It Is Planning For War: US Indo-Pacific Command Chief
The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told lawmakers this week that the U.S. is losing its edge over the Chinese military as the People’s Republic of China faces weakening international dete... Read more
Does The IAF Need A Strategic Bomber?
Advances in satellite and rocket technologies have distended the definitional domain of ‘air power’ into ‘aerospace power’. In simple words, aerospace power signifies a nation’s capability t... Read more
People’s Liberation Army Seeks Better Infrastructure, Training Bases Along LAC
China’s military establishment must be “prepared to respond” to complex and difficult situations as the country grapples with security challenges, President Xi Jinping has said, amid the Peo... Read more
India To Talk Fighter Jets, Unmanned Drones, Communications Systems With The US Defence Secretary
In 2016, the US had designated India as a Major Defence Partner, and this was then in 2018 elevated to Strategic Trade Authorization tier 1 status. Deepening of the Comprehensive Global Stra... Read more