Boosting Self-Reliance in Defence, Second List for Indigenisation Notified
In a bid to provide major fillip to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ – self-reliance campaign for the domestic defence ecosystem and also for boosting India’s military capabilities, the govern... Read more
The Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, is expected to start sea trials soon. She will be India’s second aircraft carrier joining the Russian built INS Vikramaditya... Read more
‘Covid has No Credible Natural Ancestor’: Explosive Study Claims Chinese Scientists Created Virus in Lab
Amid calls for a fresh probe into the origins of Covid-19, an explosive new study has found that Chinese scientists created the virus in a lab in Wuhan, then tried to cover their tracks by r... Read more
Pakistan Will Hold Talks With India If New Delhi Restores Kashmir’s Pre-August 2019 Status: Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir. India abrogated the special statu... Read more
Some Countries Portrayed Quad as Military Alliance to Raise ‘Unsubstantiated Fears’: Army Chief
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane has said that some countries have portrayed the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition as a military alliance to raise “unsubstantiated fears” despit... Read more
Eastern Army Command and ANC to Have New Bosses
Lt Gen Manoj Pande, currently the C-in-C, Andaman Nicobar Command (CINCAN) headquartered at Port Blair is set to take over as the new Eastern Army Commander on Tuesday, 1 June. He succeeds L... Read more
Jaishankar, Blinken Discuss Covid-19 Relief, Quad, Indo-Pacific Cooperation
“Secretary of State Antony J Blinken welcomed Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to the Department of State, where he reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to... Read more
India, UK Have a Roadmap for Defence, Security Ties, but Pursuing It Will Be a Challenge
While the two countries see a convergence of interests in the wider Indo-Pacific region, the roadmap has little to offer on the question of regional stability in India’s immediate neighbourh... Read more
India Must Engage with Nepal — Without Intervening
The game of musical chairs on Nepal’s political stage continues. For the second time in weeks, Prime Minister K P Oli has persuaded President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve parliament and c... Read more
Indians treasure their free speech. They don’t need Twitter for that. t is now a 1.3-billion people’s consensus to live as a democratic nation versus Big Tech’s ambition to supplant it with... Read more