Foreign Affairs

New Delhi: It was a major diplomatic win for India, with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members for the first time, collectively condemning the Pahalgam terror attack in their joint declaration at Tianjin. But what...

The images from Tianjin spoke more than visuals. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the podium with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, it was more than a...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Summit in Tianjin in China, has emerged as the forum, where old enmities were forgotten and new ties amended, all due to theatrics of one single person, i.e. the...

New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s secret letter to India in March 2025 marked a turning point in India-China relations at a time of intense US tariff pressures led by Donald Trump. The confidential...

Washington: The civilian head of the US Navy announced the service will consolidate several wings and create a new office focused on development and problem-solving. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the Navy established the Naval...

Tel Aviv: The missile launched last Friday (August 22) to hit Israel by the Houthi rebels in Yemen carried a cluster warhead. The Israeli air defence system failed to intercept it. The IDF spokesman confirmed...

New Delhi. Describing the Tejas light combat aircraft a defining moment in India’s defence story, speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “Our Tejas aircraft is set to become...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now central to its military capabilities, ranging from target selection, threat interception, real-time surveillance, language analysis, and command automation, to integrating...

New Delhi: India and France have had close relationship for years now. The two nations came closer since 1998 when they entered into a strategic partnership and adopted two framework documents during the two-day...

Post the Alaska summit between the US and the Russian Presidents, it became evident that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders have been left with no choice but to follow Trump’s style to...

New Delhi: The recent engagement between China and India marks a cautious but significant step forward in their efforts to manage long-standing border tensions and stabilise bilateral relations. On August 19, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

Washington: The readiness rate of amphibious ships critical to Marine missions has dropped to 41%, a defence official said, as thousands of Marines and sailors are being sent to Latin America and the Caribbean...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Russia from August 19 to 21, 2025, in what is being described as a significant diplomatic engagement aimed at consolidating India-Russia relations...