Foreign Affairs

US Navy Releases Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan that Drops Emphasis on 355 Ships

Washington: The Navy submitted an update to Congress to its annual long-range shipbuilding plans, one that takes a step back from the much-talked-about standard of a 355-ship fleet and instead lays out priorities for...

Rank-and-file US Soldiers Begin Special Forces-Style Security Missions

Washington: Small teams of US soldiers have been deployed across the Indo-Pacific this year on missions akin to those performed by the Green Berets. The troops, who have already been sent to places like India,...

China Readying its Expeditionary Forces For Multi-Domain Operations, Fielding Heavier Tanks

 Hong Kong: An official Chinese TV channel film recently  showed members of the PLA Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) examining new ZTQ-15 light tanks after an exercise. The surprising revelation that Chinese marines are bulking...

Race for Nuclear Arsenal Supremacy: India Behind China, Pakistan in Nuke Warheads Numbers

New Delhi: The race for nuclear arsenal supremacy has not declined with nuclear weapon states, including Russia and the USA deploying more and more warheads operationally. India with nearly 156 nuclear warheads lags behind...

Taking Advantage of US Withdrawal, China Initiates Efforts to Increase Military Foothold in Syria

  Tel Aviv. China is taking advantage of the US withdrawal from Syria and has begun an effort to step in alongside Russia. Israeli sources said that the possible presence of China in Syria in...

Ahead of Geneva Summit, Biden Warns Putin on Hostility Toward Democracy

  Washington: President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of US retribution if he menaces other democracies, ahead of the first meeting between the two leaders in Geneva next week. “We’re not seeking conflict with...

PENTAGON: Professional Military Education is Getting a China-focused Upgrade

Washington: The Pentagon is launching an effort to update professional military education for its new focus on competition with China. As the services away from the counter-terror asymmetric conflict doctrine of the past 20...

Protracted Unrest in Myanmar Poses Huge Challenge to India’s ‘Act East’ Policy

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s ‘Act East’ policy could be collateral damage of the ongoing civil war in Myanmar. The flagship policy seeks to strengthen India’s ties with Southeast Asia, and counter China’s...

New Body Armour Carrier, Plates and Female-focused Designs Headed to US Soldiers

Washington: The US Army is fielding a new body armor system, including the Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) and other items in the system which have purpose-built design features for female body types. When Maj. Melissa...

Taliban’s Future Vision for Afghanistan Gives Emphasis to Islamic Government and Commitment for Peace

Kabul: Post-war Afghanistan, in the eyes of the Taliban, will be a law-abiding country, a member of the community of nations, open for business, and at peace with itself, its neighbours, and the rest...

‘Sino – Indian Relationship is at a Crossroads’: S Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that he did not have a clear answer on Sino-Indian relations though they “were at crossroads” at this point of time. We had the border conflict of...

Israel to Use Extreme Force to Effectively Tackle Hezbollah Threat

  Tel Aviv. The recent fighting in Gaza does not reflect in any way on the type of war that may erupt, if the Hezbollah in Lebanon starts launching its missiles into Israel. Israel in...

Syria Still Has a Large Chunk of Chemical Weapons Arsenal, Experts Investigation Results Confirm its Use

  Tel Aviv. The Head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which works with the United Nations, said on Thursday that Bashar al - Assad's regime had used chemical weapons, banned by...
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