In the spring of 1996, the Taliban, who had taken southern Afghanistan under their control, organised a conference of their fighters, commanders and mullahs in downtown Kandahar, the movemen... Read more
Pakistan has blocked the appointment of Jayant Khobragade as India’s chargé d’affaires in Islamabad. It has denied a visa to Khobragade, a Times of India report said on Sunday. P... Read more
The elite National Security Group (NSG) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have come out with open tenders for 7.62x51mm sniper rifles that allow foreign purchases, despite the item f... Read more
The Indian Army has occupied six new heights on the China border in the past 20 days, beating the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) which wanted to occupy them to dominate the Indian posi... Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a high-level meeting to mark 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the General Debate next week and the vision he outlines will be truly signif... Read more
What happens if China engages in a great power conflict and loses? Will the Chinese Communist Party’s control over the society survive a horrifying defeat? The People’s Liberation Army last... Read more
Former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief Anil Dhasmana was on Friday appointed as the new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO). He will take charge on Saturday... Read more
The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s 36th escort task force, comprising a guided-missile destroyer, a missile frigate and a supply vessel, is understood to have entered the Indian Ocean Regio... Read more
India currently has 49 satellites serving various applications in Earth’s orbit and four more are ready for launch this year, said Dr P Kunhikrishnan, Director of ISRO’s Bengalur... Read more