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Deeply Grateful, Says PM Modi As India Elected Unopposed To UN Security Council

Admin - June 18, 2020

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...

US State Dept Clears $600M Deal with Ukraine for Patrol Boats, Guns and Sensors

Admin - June 18, 2020

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...

Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker Resigns

Admin - June 17, 2020

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...

India to Send Tri-Service Contingent to Participate in 75th Victory Day Parade in Moscow

Admin - June 17, 2020

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...

Indian, Chinese Troops Clash in Ladakh; 3 Indian Army Personnel Killed

Admin - June 16, 2020

New Delhi: Even as efforts were on to defuse the tension along the Sino-Indian border, there was a violent clash at Galwan Valley in Ladakh where Chinese troops provoked their Indian counterparts leading to...

South Korea on Alert Following Threats from North

Admin - June 15, 2020

Seoul: In a series of threats from North Korea with peace hopes and de-nuclearisation replaced by tensions, South Korea held an emergency security meeting on June 14 and said its military was on alert. This...

Trump Spells out China, Protests and the Afghanistan War at Commencement Address at United States Military Academy

Admin - June 15, 2020

Washington: Much of President Donald Trump’s commencement address at the United States Military Academy’s Class of 2020 graduation and commissioning ceremony on June 13 focused on the legacy of West Point and its graduates...

Jaishankar to Hold Talks with Chinese, Russian Foreign Ministers at RIC Trilateral

Admin - June 15, 2020

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to join his Chinese and Russian counterparts at a virtual conference of the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral on June 22 against the backdrop of a tense...

No Power can Break Indo-Nepal Ties: Rajnath Singh

Admin - June 15, 2020

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 15 rejected Nepal's territorial claim asserting that the Lipulekh-Dharchula road falls very much in India and conveyed the Modi government's willingness to sort out the "misunderstanding"...

US Army Units in Europe are Getting New Electronic Warfare Equipment

Admin - June 13, 2020

Washington: The US Army is giving units in Europe and in the Pacific new electronic warfare equipment, marking what one service leader said was the first “reintroduction” of such tools since the Cold War. The...

France’s ‘Le Téméraire’ Nuclear Submarine Passes Test to Fire Atomic Missiles

Admin - June 13, 2020

Paris: France’s fourth nuclear submarine, Le Téméraire, was qualified on June 12 to operationally deploy the M51 nuclear-capable missile after successfully launching it from the Bay of Audierne in Brittany. Le Téméraire is the second-oldest...

Confident of Winning UNSC Seat: Indian Envoy

Admin - June 13, 2020

New Delhi: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador TS Tirumurti is confident that India will be elected in the group of elite 15 in the UN Security Council by...

Senate Panel OKs US$6 Billion Military Fund to Confront China

Admin - June 12, 2020

Washington: In a move aimed at checking China in the Pacific, a new military fund along the lines of a Senate-crafted version of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) is one step closer to becoming...

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