Foreign Affairs

Paris: In what is considered a major honour, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13. It is the highest French honour in military...

New Delhi: Expressing confidence that his visit to France would provide a new impetus to the bilateral strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13 said that he looks forward to holding wide-ranging...

Washington: President Joe Biden nominated Lt Gen James Mingus to become US Army’s next vice chief of staff, according to a notice in the Congressional Record. Mingus, who will pin on a fourth star if...

  Washington: After years of lengthy delays and budget overruns, the Pentagon now finds itself with a different sort of headache: how to stop weapons and systems that are dirt cheap. The growing problem of inexpensive...

Washington/Cologne: Coming out strongly in defence of Ukraine getting eventual membership into NATO, the Secretary-General of the grouping, Jens Stoltenberg countered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who lamented the lack of a specific timeline. “We all...

New Delhi: With the Ukraine war taking a heavy toll on Russia’s capacity to supply arms to the international market, analysts say that this could impact Russia’s defence-industrial base and opportunities could emerge for...

Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in the island nation on July 11 and discussed Sri Lankan  President Ranil Wickremesinghe's upcoming visit to India. "Good meeting...

Belfast: Ahead of the NATO Heads of State Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the groupings Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to get a third term to lead the alliance for an additional year, which...

Richmond: Facing a September 30 deadline to eliminate remaining chemical weapons under the International Chemical Weapons Convention which took effect in 1997 and was joined by 193 countries, workers at the Blue Grass US...

Vilnius/Washington: Just as hopes of Sweden joining NATO appeared to be receding, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to allow Stockholm’s alliance membership request to move forward, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said July 11. While...

Dhaka: Bangladesh is all set to settle trade with India in Rupee from July 11, a move to cut their reliance on the American currency, which was involved in nearly 90 per cent of...

Kuala Lumpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh July 10 held discussions with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan here on the roadmap for the 4th Decade of the India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation. Earlier, Rajnath Singh received the Main...

Belfast: Militarily neutral nations of Austria and Switzerland have both signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) based around development of a common ground-based air defence...