India Seeks to Widen Indo-Pacific Partnership with Philippines Amid China’s Aggression
PM Narendra Modi’s recent conversation with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is significant as it opens up the possibility of wider Indo-Pacific partnership between Delhi and Manila in... Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expected to lead American delegation, with Politburo member Yang Jiechi set to head Chinese team, insider says. Meeting would be first face-to-face talks be... Read more
Nepal Passes Amendment on New Map
Unanimous vote by Pratinidhi Sabha gives legal stamp to inclusion of Indian territory. The Lower House of Nepal’s Parliament on Saturday unanimously passed the historic Second Constitu... Read more
Amethi Rifle Factory Deadlock Likely to be Resolved, Costing Panel Set Up
The deadlock over starting the Amethi rifle factory to manufacture 6.7 lakh AK 203 assault rifles is likely to be resolved, with the defence ministry stepping in by setting up a costing comm... Read more
India-China Standoff: No Headway in Resolution for Pangong Lake, Talks Focus Only on Galwan
There have been several rounds of talks between the Indian and Chinese army commanders but tensions at Pangong Lake do not feature in the discussions as China is keen to first resolve the si... Read more
‘India Presents Immense Opportunity for Collaboration’: Afghan President Tells Pak Army Chief
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has apparently told Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa that India shows immense opportunity for collaboration. Ghani, earlier this week, in a meeting w... Read more
Defence Budget up by 11.9% Amid Tensions With India
The federal government on Friday proposed an 11.9 per cent increase in the defence budget despite the earlier announcement that military spending would remain unchanged in view of the grave... Read more
India-China Major Generals Meet for 5th Time to Ease Border Tensions
Army delegations from India and China, led by major general-ranked officers, on Friday held discussions in eastern Ladakh again to resolve the standoff between border troops as defence minis... Read more
In India’s China Policy, a Mix of Three Approaches | Opinion
Many countries are reconsidering their relationship with China — the United States (US) and the European Union, Australia and Canada, Indonesia and Japan, Brazil and Russia. Their policies h... Read more
No Extension for Bid Submission for 41,000 LMG Programme
This programme is one of the largest as it involves the production of around 41,000 LMGs locally with the absorption of all critical technologies as this is being attempted for the first tim... Read more