Foreign Affairs

Washington: Laughlin Air Force Base’s last Jayhawk, from the 86th Flying Training Squadron, took off from the base December 17. It joined a pair of T-6A Texan IIs and a pair of T-38C Talons as...

New Delhi: The United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy on Technology, Under-Secretary-General (USG) Amandeep Singh Gill, is undertaking an official visit to India, his first official trip since the establishment of the new UN Office for...

Hong Kong: The US Defence Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies...

Ramstein Air Base (Germany): Dozens of uniformed officials looked to the head table at the dimly lit officer’s club here. They were staring at Lloyd Austin, America’s secretary of defence, the man who brought...

Paris: The UK -led Joint Expeditionary Force, a military partnership of 10 northern European countries, has activated an AI-powered system to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor the so-called Russian shadow fleet,...

Tel Aviv: Iran is exercising its air defences as Israel is threatening to attack its nuclear sites. In October, carrying out an air strike in Iran, the Israeli air force destroyed four Russian made S-300...

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai on January 8. The meeting focused on reaffirming India's commitment to providing humanitarian and development assistance...

New Delhi: In a significant advancement for defence cooperation between India and the United States, a partnership has been established to jointly manufacture sonobuoys, which are critical for anti-submarine warfare (ASW). This collaboration was...

Istanbul: The Turkish navy has begun the new year by announcing the construction of three warships based on domestic designs: a submarine, an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the highly anticipated TF-2000...

New Delhi: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's acceptance to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2025, marks a significant milestone in India-Indonesia relations. This will be the fourth time...

Tel Aviv: Turkey plans to establish a massive military presence in Syria. This causes concerns in the US and Israel. This mainly because this may give Moscow a foothold in Syria after the revolution. Recent...

New Delhi: Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel has successfully concluded his first official visit to India, which took place from January 2  to January 5. This visit marks a significant step in revitalising the...

Tel Aviv: On September 8, 2024, during a special operation by the Israeli Air Force, troops from the Shaldag Unit raided and destroyed an underground compound for manufacturing precision missiles in the Masyaf area,...