SAARC Members Warm Up to PM Modi’s Covid-19 Fund Call
Contributions to a fund put together by South Asian countries to combat the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic to one of the most underdeveloped regions of the world seems to take taki... Read more
IAF Won’t Allow COVID-19 Suspects to Board Aircraft During Evacuation from Abroad, Pilots Told to Remain in Cockpit
Having already airlifted 170 Indian and other nationality passengers from China and Iran, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has issued instructions to its air-crew that people with symptoms of COVI... Read more
China Deployed 12 Underwater Drones in Indian Ocean
China has deployed a fleet of underwater drones in the Indian Ocean. According to Chinese government sources, the drones were launched in mid-December 2019 and recovered in February after ma... Read more
The Year’s Biggest Air Show is Canceled as COVID-19 Sweeps Through Europe
Farnborough International Airshow, this year’s largest showcase of commercial and military aerospace technology, has been canceled due to ongoing health concerns stemming from the coronaviru... Read more
Nepal Closes Land Border With India, China
Nepal’s Cabinet decided on Sunday to close all land border crossings with neighbouring China to the north and India to the south for one week starting Monday. The move came after unconfirmed... Read more
India to go Ahead with $2.3 Billion Turkish Shipyard Deal
India is going ahead with a $2.3 billion (about Rs 15,000 crore) deal to manufacture fleet support vessels (FSVs) in collaboration with a Turkish shipyard following a review after questions... Read more
CISF Personnel Deployed on Flight Deck of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
Taking note of the security lapse that culminated in the theft of electronic equipment onboard India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant, which is being constructed by Cochin S... Read more
In an interview with Associated Press, our prime minister called upon world community to write off debt burden of poor countries so as to help them cope with COVID19 epidemic (Dawn March 17,... Read more
How Coronavirus Could Impact the Defense Supply Chain
As the American defense industry tries to assess the way forward under the new coronavirus pandemic, it should keep a close eye on the lower tiers of its supply chain, analysts warn. There a... Read more
Army’s Desert Quarantine Largest in India, May Get Bigger
India’s largest military quarantine facility at Jaisalmer, which is currently housing almost 500 people, can be expanded, while a dozen additional facilities and military hospitals are being... Read more