Foreign Affairs

Washington: In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the US plans to finance and construct a fast boat facility on the western coast of Palawan in...

With geopolitical rivalry between India and China being fought fiercely through several obvious yet unmistakable means, what remains surprising is Beijing’s usual pontification about the need for practical cooperation between the two countries to...

Wiesbaden: The US Army and its NATO allies are embarking on the execution of a new “Eastern Flank Deterrence Line” plan that aims to enhance ground-based capabilities and drive military-industrial interoperability across the alliance,...

Washington: The Pentagon announced it has chosen Google, xAI, Anthropic and OpenAI to help the US military expand its use of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities. Each company received a contract worth up to $200 million,...

Paris: France will accelerate a hike in defence spending to reach €64 billion (US$75 billion) in 2027, three years earlier than planned, President Emmanuel Macron told troops and military brass ahead of Bastille Day...

Beijing: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping here July 15 and apprised him about the recent development of the India-China relationship. This was Jaishankar’s  first visit to China since ties...

Washington: The US State Department has openly criticised India's stance that Washington played no role in the recent ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, calling such claims "potentially misguided." During a press briefing on July...

New Delhi: The recent diplomatic engagements between India and Brazil have marked a significant chapter in their bilateral relations, particularly in the defence and strategic sectors. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Brazil...

New Delhi: US-based Saildrone deployed a handful of unmanned surface vessels as part of NATO’s Task Force X demonstration in the Baltic Sea, which helped detect and track Russian shadow-fleet vessels operating in the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that under India's presidency of BRICS in 2026, the forum will adopt a distinctly people-centric approach, guided by the principle of "humanity first."  In his address at...

New Delhi: A Chinese-made FTC-2000G fighter jet operated by the Myanmar Air Force was shot down and crashed in Kayah State (also known as Karenni), in eastern Myanmar, amid heavy fighting between the military...

Nagasaki: Japan isn’t being shy about its desire to turn Australia into the inaugural customer for its advanced Mogami frigate, with the usually-conservative Ministry of Defence taking the rare step of flying Australian-based reporters...

In May 2025, China released its inaugural white paper on national security, titled China’s National Security in the New Era. This document has sparked intense debate about its strategic implications, particularly for India. This 23-page...