Foreign Affairs

By insisting that the next Dalai Lama will be selected by China, efforts are being made by Beijing to scuttle the 14th Dalai Lama’s plan to announce his next incarnation in 2025. But in...

New Delhi: Indian and American officials held the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on September 16 during which they discussed matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, Ukraine and Gaza, the State Department said here. The interaction,...

New Delhi:  With India focusing on “Aatmanirbharta” in defence sector, the visit of high level Brazilian delegation comprising the Commander of the Brazilian Navy and the Commander of the Armed Forces, along with senior...

New Delhi. The highlight of the two-day INDUS-X Summit, held on September 9 and 10 was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India’s Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the US...

Istanbul: Turkey has finalised key plans for its Çelik Kubbe – Steel Dome – air defence system, a project designed to enhance the nation’s airspace security with advanced, multi layered defence capabilities. The decision came...

Geneva: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar September 12 described the India-China relationship as "complex." He also highlighted the long-standing struggle in the trade issues between the two nations and said that the economic relationship with...

Washington: As the US Navy looks to further integrate drones into the manned fleet, the sea service assessed using unmanned aerial systems to deliver critical supplies to the destroyer Curtis Wilbur last month during...

New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping instigated a significant restructuring of the People’s Liberation Army on April 19 by axing the Strategic Support Force and replacing it with a new Information Support Force. While it’s...

Washington: The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centre East is testing how a laser projection system can help the Marine Corps with painting their aircraft, part of an attempt to cut the time an aircraft...

Manila: The fifth meeting of the India-Philippines Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) was held in Manila on September 11 in which officials of the two nations engaged in wide-ranging discussions, spanning both bilateral and...

Constanta, (Romania): After months of delays, NATO has adopted its first counter-drone doctrine, testing its tenets in an exercise along the Black Sea shore that was marred by real-life interference wafting across the water. The...

Washington: A handful of US government agencies and allied nations have issued an advisory that a group of malicious Russian cyber attackers have conducted sabotage, espionage and “reputational harm,” against 26 NATO countries, including...

Washington: As senior Space Force officials double down on their campaign to massively increase the service’s funding ahead of decision-making on the Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request, a handful of priorities are at the...