Foreign Affairs

The United Kingdom on October 3, 2024 said it would cede sovereignty of the strategically important Chagos Islands to Mauritius, calling it a “historic political agreement”. The UK has long controlled Chagos and the...

Kabul: Taliban's Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has lashed out against Pakistan for creating obstacles for Afghan traders during the peak trading season for fruits and vegetables. He also...

Washington: Following its launch, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur heavy-lift rocket could be on its way to being certified by the Space Force to launch critical national security payloads under its National Security Space...

New Delhi: India wants to strengthen regional cooperation but one nation has a particular way of doing things, which is stalling South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs in its weekly briefing outlined the details from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's official visit to Sri Lanka. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "In the morning he (EAM...

Brest, France: The French Navy has ordered an autonomous underwater vehicle from Exail that will survey critical infrastructure at depths of up to 6,000 metres, the company announced. The architecture of the new drone will...

New Delhi: India’s vision for Indo-Pacific is based on fostering partnerships through sustainable development, economic growth and mutual security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, October 4, 2024. He was addressing the Indo-Pacific...

Tel Aviv: On October 1, 2024, South Korea displayed, for the first time, its giant surface-to-surface ballistic missile launcher Hyunmoo-5 to mark the country's Armed Forces Day. Israeli defence analysts have reviewed the open data...

Washington: The second iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator rapid-fielding initiative will focus on countering small drones, with plans to request funds for the initiative in the fiscal 2026 budget, according to Defence Department leaders. Defence...

Tel Aviv: The largest ever duel between long-range ballistic missiles and interceptors was witnessed on October 1 as Iran attacked Israel with a barrage of approximately 200 ballistic missiles. While most of those missiles...

Uttarakhand: The 8th edition of the India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise, KAZIND-2024, commenced September 30 at the Surya Foreign Training Node in Auli, Uttarakhand. This joint exercise will run from September 30 to October 13,...

Washington: A defence company making high-powered microwave systems that melt drones announced a new iteration of its product last week. Developed by Eprius, the long-pulse, high-power microwave technology known as Leonidas Expeditionary can drop swarms...

New Delhi:  External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on September 28 launched an all-out attack on Pakistan over terrorism, saying its “GDP can be measured in terms of radicalisation” and “exports in the form of...