Foreign Affairs

Azerbaijan: A Pivotal Mediator in Nascent Rapprochement Between Israel and Syria

Tel Aviv: The Israeli defence industry is a major supplier of advanced weapon systems to Azerbaijan. Contracts worth billions of US dollars have been inked, and systems have been supplied. Massive others are being...

US House Lawmakers Advance $832 Billion Defence Appropriations Plan for Fiscal 2026

Washington: House lawmakers advanced their $832 billion defence appropriations plan for fiscal 2026 despite strong objections from Democrats over missing budgetary details and social issue fights. The bill’s passage — by a 221-209 margin, with...

US Navy’s Next-Gen Destroyers to Pack More Missiles, Directed-Energy Weapons

Washington: The US Navy is planning for its next-generation destroyer, currently known as the DDG(X), to feature directed-energy weapons and more capacity to carry and launch missiles. According to a report this month from the...

US Plans to Build Fast Boat Facility Near South China Sea

Washington: In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the US plans to finance and construct a fast boat facility on the western coast of Palawan in...

Dragon – Elephant Tango Seems Distant

With geopolitical rivalry between India and China being fought fiercely through several obvious yet unmistakable means, what remains surprising is Beijing’s usual pontification about the need for practical cooperation between the two countries to...

NATO Unveils Eastern Flank Defence Plan

Wiesbaden: The US Army and its NATO allies are embarking on the execution of a new “Eastern Flank Deterrence Line” plan that aims to enhance ground-based capabilities and drive military-industrial interoperability across the alliance,...

Pentagon Selects Four Commercial Tech Firms to Expand Use of Advanced AI Capabilities

Washington: The Pentagon announced it has chosen Google, xAI, Anthropic and OpenAI to help the US military expand its use of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities. Each company received a contract worth up to $200 million,...

France to Hike Defence Spending, Reach $75 Billion in 2027

Paris: France will accelerate a hike in defence spending to reach €64 billion (US$75 billion) in 2027, three years earlier than planned, President Emmanuel Macron told troops and military brass ahead of Bastille Day...

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar Meets  President Xi Jinping in China, Apprises Recent Bilateral Development

Beijing: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping here July 15 and apprised him about the recent development of the India-China relationship. This was Jaishankar’s  first visit to China since ties...

India – Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement: US State Department Criticises India’s Stance

Washington: The US State Department has openly criticised India's stance that Washington played no role in the recent ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, calling such claims "potentially misguided." During a press briefing on July...

India, Brazil Agree to Expand Defence Ties, Brazil Halts Akash Missile Deal Negotiations

New Delhi: The recent diplomatic engagements between India and Brazil have marked a significant chapter in their bilateral relations, particularly in the defence and strategic sectors. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil...

NATO Testing Unmanned Surface Vessels in Baltic Sea

New Delhi: US-based Saildrone deployed a handful of unmanned surface vessels as part of NATO’s Task Force X demonstration in the Baltic Sea, which helped detect and track Russian shadow-fleet vessels operating in the...

Upcoming BRICS Presidency: India to Adopt People-Centric Vision

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that under India's presidency of BRICS in 2026, the forum will adopt a distinctly people-centric approach, guided by the principle of "humanity first."  In his address at...
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