As part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including several... Read more
DRDO Develops Anti-COVID Drug For Emergency Use
In a major breakthrough in fight against COVID-19 pandemic, an oral drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a DRDO lab, in collaboration wit... Read more
What US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Means For The Region
The US withdrawal, as announced by President Joe Biden, commenced on 1 May. The US will complete it by 11 September this year. It is currently handing over its bases and responsibility to th... Read more
U.S. And Russia Are On A Collision Course In The Black Sea
Ukrainians breathed a collective sigh of relief last month when Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would withdraw the majority of more than 100,000 troops that had been shifted to the... Read more
3rd Wave Of Covid-19 May Not Occur Everywhere, Explains Govt’s Expert
K Vijay Raghavan, the principal scientific advisor to the government, on Friday clarified his earlier comment that a third wave of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is inevitable in the country... Read more
China’s Rocket Is Coming Down With A Lesson — Avoid Schadenfreude On India’s Covid Misery
Comparing India and China is commonplace. But comparisons can often be odious. Especially if you saw the social media post of the Chinese Communist Party comparing Indian funeral pyres with... Read more
Russia’s Latest MiG-35 Multirole Fighter At Final Stage Of Trials, Says Defense Contractor
Russia’s latest Mikoyan MiG-35 generation-4++ multirole fighter jet is undergoing its final state trials, Director of the MiG-29M, MiG-35 and Light Multi-Purpose Frontline Aircraft Programs... Read more
Army Sets Up Covid Management Cell To Assist Civil Authorities Amid Rising Infections
The Indian Army has set up a ‘COVID management cell’ to ensure better coordination in extending support to civil authorities across the country to deal with surging cases of coronavirus infe... Read more
TRIPS Waiver For COVID-19: WTO Chief Urges Proponents To Submit Revised Proposal Soon To Start Talks
WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged the proponents of the proposal for temporary waiver of certain provisions of TRIPS agreement for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 to submit the re... Read more
New Delhi has made four strategic moves: a successful TRIPS waiver, an unofficial ban on Huawei, customer restrictions on Amex and a potential trade deal with the European Union. Read More... Read more