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India, Japan Postpone Fighter Jet Exercise Despite Rising Activities of China in Indo-Pacific

Admin - May 11, 2020

New Delhi: Even as Japan’s defence ministry on May 11 announced postponement of Japan-India joint fighter aircraft exercise, China has been carrying out several maritime activities in South China Sea and Indian Ocean in...

US Pulls Patriot Missiles, Fighter Aircraft from Saudi Arabia Amid Dispute

Admin - May 9, 2020

Washington: With increasing tension between US and oil rich Saudi Arabia, the US is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of that country, an American official said. The official said the...

Covid-19 Different from Tiananmen, China Won’t be Able to Tide Over Crisis: Ex-NSA Menon

Admin - May 8, 2020

New Delhi: A grim picture has been painted by India’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) and ex-Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on the Coronavirus crisis saying China will not be able to tide over the...

Updated Guidance Allows Unhospitalised COVID-19 Survivors to Join Military

Admin - May 8, 2020

Washington: The command in charge of processing new recruits into American military services has updated its policy for accessing Coronavirus survivors, loosening restrictions banning anyone who has been diagnosed to only those who were...

DOD Nominee: Afghanistan Withdrawal Will be ‘Reassessed’ if Taliban Doesn’t Stop Attacks

Admin - May 8, 2020

Washington: Even as the Pentagon is proceeding with its planned reduction of troop strength to 8,600 troops in Afghanistan by July, the situation will be “reassessed” with possible additional deployments if the Taliban does...

Trump Vetoes Measure to Restrain Actions against Iran

Admin - May 8, 2020

Washington: In what he described as “insulting” to the Presidency by the Congress, President Donald Trump on May 6 vetoed a resolution that said he must get a nod from Congress before engaging in...

Esper: Flat Budget Could Speed Cutting of Legacy Programmes

Admin - May 6, 2020

Washington: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that departmental planners should look to cut legacy programmes first to preserve funding for modernisation in case Pentagon faces tighter budgets in the coming years. “Frankly, my...

Afghanistan Peace Process ‘Behind Schedule’, Says US Defense Secretary

Admin - May 5, 2020

Washington: With the Taliban not reducing violence in war-torn Afghanistan, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the peace process in that country is not going as quickly as expected. "It's behind schedule," Esper said...

Pentagon May Seek Coronavirus Funds in Next Relief Bill

Admin - May 2, 2020

Washington: The Department of Defense may seek billions of dollars in the next COVID-19 recovery bill because it may not have the flexibility to redirect portions of its US$738 billion budget, the Pentagon’s top...

Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan Surge after US Peace Deal

Admin - May 2, 2020

Kabul: Facing an emboldened Taliban and with less US military support, Afghan forces have suffered heavy casualties during a two-month surge in violence across the country that is threatening to jeopardise a fragile peace...

US Navy Warships Conduct Back-to-back Freedom-of-navigation Operations in South China Sea

Admin - May 2, 2020

Yokosuka Naval Base (Japan): In a move to counter China which has been active in the region, the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill steamed near the disputed Spratly Islands on April 29 marking the...

India Initiates Move to Impose Sanctions on Pakistan, Suggests Think Tank

Admin - May 1, 2020

New Delhi: In a move to counter Pakistan’s continued encouragement to terrorists and posing a threat to this country’s national security, foreign policy and economy, India could initiate a policy to impose sanctions on...

Acting US Navy Secretary Orders Reinvestigation of Carrier Roosevelt COVID-19 Outbreak

Admin - April 30, 2020

Washington: The saga of the ouster of Captain Brett Crozier of the American Navy Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt does not appear to have ended as Acting Secretary of the Navy James McPherson said the...

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