Foreign Affairs

Washington: For the first time, Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, admitted that in his personal opinion, a force of 2,500 should’ve been allowed to stay in Afghanistan, to...

Washington: Even as the 20-year war in Afghanistan has ended with the US withdrawal and the takeover of that country by Taliban, but for the US threats and challenges from so-called near-peer competitors remain...

  New Delhi: In a reference to AUKUS, France said that the military confrontational bloc is not the answer to problems in the Indo-Pacific region and a much broader approach is needed. In an interview to...

  Tel Aviv: Days after the US withdrew all its Patriot air defence systems from Saudi Arabia, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the main Iran proxy in the region, increased the number of aerial attacks...

New York: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar congratulated Nepal's new Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka, saying that he looks forward to working with him. President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed the senior Nepali Congress leader on...

  New Delhi: Leaders of the Quad grouping India, Japan Australia and the US are likely to announce ways to work together to secure the semiconductor supply chain at the first in-person summit in Washington...

Beijing: Citing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution after India carried out nuclear tests in 1998, China questioned India’s missile programme amid reports of an upcoming test for the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. “As...

  New Delhi: Concerned over the role being played by Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan seeking to legitimise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, India’s close allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE are  perturbed over the severe...

  Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, September 12 said that Iran has developed ‘proxy terror’ which is perpetrated by organized ‘terror armies’ and are assisting Iran in achieving its economic, political and military goals. "One...

   New Delhi: The high-level 2+2 foreign and defence ministerial dialogue began between India and Australia in New Delhi September 11. The inaugural ministerial dialogue is aimed at defence and strategic cooperation between the two...

  New Delhi: The five-nation grouping of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) has adopted a "counter terrorism action plan" and "we have to ensure that BRICS is more productive in next 15 years," Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

  Seoul: South Korea's development of a conventional submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ground-breaking move, which analysts say would have implications for North Korea, the US alliance, and even the prospect of nuclear weapons...

  New Delhi: The possible hand over of the Bagram airbase by Taliban to China and Kandahar base to Pakistan for operational purposes, may pose serious security implications for India. While a team of aeronautical engineers...