New Delhi: Amid reports of US-Taliban negotiations being relaunched, aIndia sought to push for a regional approach to stabilise Afghanistan and tackle counterterrorism in the region.
This comes as there were reports of Taliban returning...
Beijing: In a major step towards its goal of military modernisation, China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier into service on December 17 at a key base on the shores of the disputed...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on December 14 said one of the problems in building partnerships in the Indo-Pacific maritime region was the lack of consensus on what such a concept...
Washington: With Pentagon’s top challenges being from China and Russia, there is an alignment of America's strategic interest with India, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on December 13.
"Next week in Washington DC, the...
New Delhi: Ahead of visit by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to India, the third India-Australia Secretary-level 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi to identify areas of cooperation between the two countries.
The Indian...
New Delhi: India found a strong supporter of Indo-US strategic relationship in American Congressman Francis Rooney (Republican from Florida) who said that this would counter terrorism and balance China.
Delivering remarks on the floor of...
New York: India may not face the US sanctions for purchase of Russian Triumf S-400 though New Delhi would have to tighten defence technology security to prevent Moscow snooping, a senior US official indicated.
The...
New DeIhi: The first two-day counter-terrorism exercise for “Quad” countries - India, US, Japan and Australia - hosted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) began at the NIA headquarters in New Delhi on November 21.
The...
New Delhi: Members of the regional group BIMSTEC are looking at enhancing security cooperation as it is an important element at enhancing partnership among them, a top official of the Ministry of External Affairs...
New Delhi: The Indo-Pacific Oceans initiative announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Bangkok East Asia Summit (EAS) on November 4 included a key proposal on maritime security pillar that would foster rules-based...
New Delhi: India and Singapore on November 20 expressed satisfaction at the deepening defence ties between the two countries and reaffirming their commitment to support further initiatives that would promote stability in the region.
At...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore Heng Swee Keat in Singapore on November 19 and expressed satisfaction at the increasing engagement of the Armed...
Beijing: China has objected to the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Chinese government never acknowledged the "so-called" northeast Indian state, which it claims to be a part of...