Foreign Affairs

Stockholm: Sweden is planning a jump in defence spending to 3.5 percent of its GDP, in line with what the nation’s prime minister expects will be a new NATO-wide spending target. Ulf Kristersson said a...

New Delhi: The sixth BIMSTEC Summit is scheduled to take place on April 4, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC". This marks the first in-person BIMSTEC summit since 2018 and...

Victoria (British Columbia): The Canadian military hopes to start working with industry this summer on the acquisition of a new helicopter fleet that will deal with existing rotary aircraft gaps in firepower and mobility....

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his acceptance of an invitation to visit India, as announced by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on March 27, 2025. This announcement was made during a video...

New Delhi: China has been identified as the most significant military threat to US national security, according to a report released by the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on March 26, 2025. This assessment,...

Tel Aviv: In parallel to its efforts to stop the Iranian nuclear program, the US is making preparations to attack this country's nuclear sites. According to a report in Iran International, the website operated from...

Beirut: Malaysia has signed a Letter of Acceptance to procure a Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS) from Turkish shipbuilder Desan, according to a government announcement. Worth $68.8 million, the MPMS will be “an important asset in...

Washington: Senior US Army leaders have not yet blessed a roadmap for getting the delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon into soldiers’ hands, but that decision could be coming shortly, according to a three-star general...

New Delhi: India and China held the 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing on March 25, 2025. The meeting, described by the Ministry of...

Washington: The US Army has awarded shipbuilder HII’s Mission Technologies division a contract to develop a high-energy laser weapon system for the service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, according to a company statement. “We...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, in New Delhi on March 25, 2025. The discussion focused on several critical issues, including border stability, the refugee...

Understanding the complexity of geopolitics in Asia is not easy. In the context of India-China relations, this complexity is awfully glaring. Despite a trust deficit, which widened further after the June 2020 Galwan Valley...

Manila: The US Army will not conduct a live-fire operation of its Mid-Range Capability missile system, known as Typhon, during exercises in the Philippines this spring, according to the service commander in charge of...