Foreign Affairs

New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s secret letter to India in March 2025 marked a turning point in India-China relations at a time of intense US tariff pressures led by Donald Trump. The confidential...

Washington: The civilian head of the US Navy announced the service will consolidate several wings and create a new office focused on development and problem-solving. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the Navy established the Naval...

India is on a mission to be the third-largest economy by 2030 and join the list of developed nations by 2047. Whether these goals will be achieved or remain as goals, it is yet...

Tel Aviv: The missile launched last Friday (August 22) to hit Israel by the Houthi rebels in Yemen carried a cluster warhead. The Israeli air defence system failed to intercept it. The IDF spokesman confirmed...

New Delhi. Describing the Tejas light combat aircraft a defining moment in India’s defence story, speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “Our Tejas aircraft is set to become...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now central to its military capabilities, ranging from target selection, threat interception, real-time surveillance, language analysis, and command automation, to integrating...

New Delhi: India and France have had close relationship for years now. The two nations came closer since 1998 when they entered into a strategic partnership and adopted two framework documents during the two-day...

Post the Alaska summit between the US and the Russian Presidents, it became evident that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders have been left with no choice but to follow Trump’s style to...

New Delhi: The recent engagement between China and India marks a cautious but significant step forward in their efforts to manage long-standing border tensions and stabilise bilateral relations. On August 19, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

Washington: The readiness rate of amphibious ships critical to Marine missions has dropped to 41%, a defence official said, as thousands of Marines and sailors are being sent to Latin America and the Caribbean...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Russia from August 19 to 21, 2025, in what is being described as a significant diplomatic engagement aimed at consolidating India-Russia relations...

New Delhi: The United States' recent actions regarding tariffs and sanctions on countries purchasing Russian oil have prompted extensive discussion, particularly as explained by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump. In...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on August 18, in a significant diplomatic engagement ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit scheduled in...