New Delhi: The attention of military planners in China is overwhelmingly directed towards the Pacific Ocean and there is a reason for their attention being divided between troop face-offs in Ladakh and three US...
Kabul: The novel Coronavirus is sweeping through Afghanistan's security forces, say senior Afghan security officials from four provinces who report suspected infection rates of 60 to 90 per cent among their units — reducing...
Tokyo: Japan’s National Security Council has endorsed plans to cancel the deployment of two costly land-based US missile defence systems aimed at bolstering the country’s capability against threats from North Korea, the country’s defence...
Washington: The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill for fiscal 2021 introduced in the US Senate proposes procurement of 48 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs), that it said will be especially useful in the...
Washington: There is need to account for the degraded capabilities of US NATO allies, former head of the US Navy said in June testimony as the service grapples with establishing the right type of...
New Delhi: Almost after a marathon 11 hours of talks at the Corps Commander level between India and China that finished on June 22 night, sources have said “there was a mutual consensus to...
Washington: The Pentagon has chalked out a new Defense Space Strategy designed to maintain US military superiority in space amid growing counter-space efforts in Russia and China.
“China and Russia have weaponised space and turned...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the need of the hour was for the Chinese side to reassess its actions and take corrective steps.
In...
Washington: Undeterred by the global COVID-19 pandemic, American and Russian air forces continue to keep their rivalry as on the night of June 16, US Air Force F-22 jets scrambled to intercept two separate...
New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic win, India was elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council winning 184 votes in the 193-member UN General Assembly on June 17.
Prime Minister Narendra...
Washington: The US State Department has cleared a potential sale to Ukraine of 16 Mark VI patrol boats and other gear worth $600 million, it was announced on June 17.
The pending sale to Ukraine...
Washington: Elaine McCusker, who was serving as the Pentagon’s acting comptroller for 18 months, has resigned, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper announced on June 16.
“Today Elaine McCusker submitted her resignation as Deputy Under Secretary...
New Delhi: On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War, a 75-member Indian contingent will participate in the military parade in Moscow to honour the heroism and...