Soldiers Sit Tight In Ladakh Amid India’s Covid Crisis, But Construction Activity Continues
As the second Covid wave ravages the country, the soldiers are sitting tight in Ladakh while monitoring Chinese activity through physical means besides drones and satellite imagery even as v... Read more
India Pursued Assertive Foreign Policy In 2020, Says US Defence Intelligence Agency
India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pursued an assertive foreign policy in 2020 aimed at demonstrating the country’s strength and its perception as a net provider of security in... Read more
Navy, Air Force Step Up COVID Relief: Rajnath Reviews Efforts
While transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out several sorties from Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai and within the country, the Indian Navy despatched four ships, two to the Mi... Read more
Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all... Read more
United States Top Diplomat Antony Blinken To Visit Ukraine Next Week: Reports
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week, CBS News reported on Thursday, with tensions high between Ukraine and Russia. CBS News said Blinken confirmed the trip in... Read more
U.S. State Department OKs Potential Sale Of P-8 Surveillance Planes To India -Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of six Boeing-made P-8I patrol aircraft and related equipment to India for an estimated cost of $2.42 billion, the Pentagon said on... Read more
The Indian Navy on Friday launched a special operation to bring oxygen-filled cryogenic containers from abroad as hospitals across India are reeling under an acute shortage of medical oxygen... Read more
China Urges United States To Restrain Frontline Forces In Nearby Seas
The Chinese defence ministry urged the United States on Thursday to rein in its frontline forces which Beijing has said have become more active in the air and seas near China this year. Read... Read more
Top US Senators Ask Pfizer, Moderna, J&J For Global Access To Vaccines, Including In India
As India faces a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak, five top Democratic senators wrote to Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, seeking global access to vaccines, including technology tr... Read more
In talks With Chinese FM, Jaishankar Calls For Implementation Of Moscow Pact On Ladakh Row
Asserting that it was necessary to complete the process of disengagement in eastern Ladakh “at the earliest”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday conveyed to his Chinese counter... Read more