Foreign Affairs

Tokyo: Japan’s Cabinet approved a record defence budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defence with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals...

Washington: Beijing imposed sanctions against 20 US defence-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the companies’ assets in China and banning individuals and...

Bangladesh continues to descend into chaos, with killings becoming a routine matter, as under interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s watch, law and order has collapsed and there is nothing that will lead to...

Atlanta: The recent push by China to build up and modernise its military means the American homeland is “increasingly vulnerable” to a myriad of threats that “directly threaten Americans’ security,” according to a new...

New Delhi: India's strategic posture towards Pakistan has entered a critical new phase, marked by escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), grassroots economic boycotts, and calculated diplomatic signalling from New Delhi. Recent developments, culminating in...

Over the years, the foreign policy of India has matured remarkedly. From the days of non-alignment during the Cold War days to multi-alignment in the second decade of the 21st century, Indian foreign policy...

Tel Aviv: Tensions between Russia and Turkey have reached a new peak after a Russian drone entered the Turkish airspace and was shot down. Recently, Turkey used F-16 fighter to intercept and shoot down...

Tel Aviv: China is playing a growing role in the Iranian long-range ballistic missile programme. The supply of planetary mixers is in focus now, with the US and Israel following closely. Iran seeks planetary...

Washington: The Joint Interagency Task Force 401, established by the Pentagon as the military’s lead counter-drone organisation, plans to share data with the Golden Dome missile defence project to defend against threats from larger...

Washington: President Donald Trump announced that the US will build a new generation of “Trump class” battleships, in an effort to advance his vision of building a “Golden Fleet.” Trump, flanked by Defence Secretary Pete...

New Delhi: Rohde & Schwarz India Private Limited recently welcomed Dr Philipp Ackermann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to India, to its corporate facility in New Delhi. The visit marks a significant milestone...

Tel Aviv: The US policy of immediate retaliation for an attack on US troops was demonstrated on December 19, 2025, when the US-led forces launched widespread airstrikes against ISIS weapons and infrastructure locations in...

New Delhi:  In a boost to Indo-Dutch defence cooperation,   Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Dutch Foreign Minister David Van Weel discussed a wide variety of issues ranging from bilateral security and defence issues including...