Foreign Affairs

  New Delhi: China on March 5 hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than US$200 billion, over three times higher than that of India, maintaining a single-digit growth for the sixth...

  New Delhi: Pakistan's JF-17 "Thunder", which was supposed to be a low cost, light-weight, all-weather multi-role fighter with a Chinese airframe, has now become a liability for Islamabad due to its high Operations and...

  Tel Aviv. The Iranian proxy terror organizations operating in Iraq and the Gulf region have upgraded their capability to launch rockets. Among other upgrades, they recently used a "disguised" truck that carried a rocket launcher....

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Israeli diplomats to understand the "profound changes" underway in India post-COVID-19 pandemic and utilise the fundamental and deep comfort enjoyed by the two sides to further...

  New Delhi: Chabahar Port will help Afghanistan and other countries in the region to bring down their logistics costs and develop a transit hub for connectivity between India and Eurasia, the government said. Located in...

  New Delhi: India signed a key pact with the Philippines for the sale of "defence material and equipment," which are likely to include BrahMos cruise missiles. Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who was also present...

  Mumbai. Bangladesh Navy Ship (BNS) Prottoy is currently visiting Mumbai. The ship, commanded by Captain Ahamed Amin Abdullah, is on return passage to Bangladesh after participating in NAVDEX/ IDEX 2021 at Abu Dhabi, UAE. During...

  Tel Aviv. An Israeli made Barak-8 air defence missile operated by Azerbaijan intercepted a Russian made Iskandar ballistic missile launched by Armenia last November during the Nagorno–Karabakh war. The Barak-8 was developed jointly by Israel...

  Tel Aviv. The American and Israeli air strikes against Iranian relayed targets in Syria cannot be an indication to a full accordance between Washington and Jerusalem on the Iranian nuclear program. Israeli sources say that...

  New Delhi: Reports of China planning to construct the world’s largest dam on the river Brahmaputra has indeed aroused concerns in India and Bangladesh as these are the lower riparian states and a dam...

  Tel Aviv. The plan to form a dedicated ground – ground missile unit in the Israel defence forces (IDF) has been scrapped. The idea was brought up some years ago by then defence minister Avigdor...

Tel Aviv. Egypt has accelerated the re-equipment program of its armed forces and the main supplier is Russia. In recent years, Egypt has ordered military equipment for the army, which is undergoing rapid modernization. Egypt, among...

  Tel Aviv. Senior Israeli officials have for the first time explicitly stated that Iran is behind the explosion in the cargo ship owned by an Israeli businessman. The ship was hit on February 25,...