No Changes in Implementation of Contracts on Supplying S-400 Missile System to India: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday assured India that there was no change in the implementation of the contracts on supplying the sophisticated S-400 anti-aircraft surface-to-... Read more
Navies of India, Thailand Begin Three-Day Coordinated Patrol in Andaman Sea
The Indian and Thai navies on Wednesday kicked off a three-day coordinated patrol in the Andaman Sea in the backdrop of growing concern over China’s increasing maritime presence in the... Read more
Japan and Australia Share China Concerns, Raise Defence Ties
Foreign and defence ministers from Japan and Australia agreed on Wednesday to strengthen their security ties as China becomes more assertive in pressing its claims to contested areas in the... Read more
Pakistani Deep State Worked Hard to Get Taliban Back in Driver’s Seat in Kabul. But Will it Backfire?
Pakistan’s predicament in Afghanistan is best summed up by Oscar Wilde’s famous aphorism: “In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, the other is gettin... Read more
Twitter to Appoint Chief Compliance Officer Within a Week
Days after the Centre’s stern warning, micro blogging platform Twitter is learnt to have informed the government that it will appoint chief compliance officer within a week as per new... Read more
Swedish Defence Minister Woos India to Buy Gripen Jets
In a bid to make a strong pitch to sell its Gripen fighter aircraft to Indian Air Force, Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist said that the deal is 100 per cent supported by the Swedish... Read more
An unmanned aircraft successfully refueled a U.S. fighter jet in midair for the first time, officials said Monday. A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and a Boeing-made drone were briefly connected b... Read more
CIA Scrambles for a New Approach in Afghanistan
The rapid US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is creating intense pressure on the CIA to find new ways to gather intelligence and carry out counterterrorism strikes in the country, but t... Read more
Raising of Theatre Commands Gains Momentum
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, along with the three service Chiefs, Adm Karambir Singh, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Gen MM Naravane will brief Defence Minister Rajnath Singh... Read more
E-Book on Defence Reforms Released
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released an e-booklet titled “20 Reforms in 2020” highlighting the major reforms undertaken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 7 June, in the capital. The Min... Read more