Foreign Affairs

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said April 1 that India has been investigating the alleged assassination plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on the basis of "certain information" provided by the...

Washington: The outgoing chairman of the House’s China-focused committee and its top Democrat are asking the defence secretary to brief Congress on the Pentagon’s assessment of whether several Chinese biotechnology companies belong on a...

Washington: The US Department of Defence has established a dedicated cyber policy office, a move an official said underlines the significance of digital warfare. The department announced the creation of the Office of the Assistant...

Washington: If Congress fails to pass a $105 billion supplemental national security funding bill, the chairman of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee said he could back a fiscal 2025 defence authorisation bill that busts...

Auckland: While momentum towards New Zealand joining up as an AUKUS Pillar II partner seems building, the country’s new defence minister says any decision is likely a long time away. The first briefing of the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi March 19 reaffirmed India's commitment to safeguarding freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region. His remarks came in response to a message...

New Delhi: The United States, Republic of Korea (ROK) and India convened a landmark trilateral technology meeting to explore synergies across a spectrum of vital sectors. The meeting, a culmination of the US-India initiative...

Washington: The new head of US Northern Command and NORAD, Gen Gregory Guillot, is calling for an increased US military “presence” via exercises along Alaska’s coast to help push back against growing Chinese and...

Washington: Craig Martell, the department’s founding Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, will depart the Pentagon next month, the Defence Department announced. He’ll be replaced on April 8 by current Deputy Under Secretary of...

Washington: At a roundtable organised by The US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and CUTS International on the future of the US-India Defence Partnership with a focus on technology collaboration and maritime strategy, Siddharth Iyer,...

New Delhi: The first '2+2' defence and foreign ministerial dialogue between India and Brazil took place in Delhi on March 14. India and Brazil explored ways to expand cooperation in areas of energy, critical...

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Sunday, March 10 calling on political advisors to contribute to great unity and solidarity and...

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane held talks with Spanish Secretary of State for Defence Maria-Amparo Valcarce Garcia in New Delhi on March 08, 2024. A number of bilateral defence cooperation issues were discussed,...