Foreign Affairs

Haifa, Israel: RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. announced December 15 that two FAIC-M/SHALDAG MK5 vessels with a fully-integrated Rafael naval combat suite have been commissioned by the Philippine Navy. The two vessels manufactured by...

  Today, after being an independent nation for the last Seventy-five years after independence, India stands at a critical juncture to assert its position as an economic and military power, both regionally and globally.  But...

Dhaka: Bangladesh is keen on resumption of Guwahati-Dhaka air service and this issue figured at the meeting that Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma, had with Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Momen...

Islamabad: As part of technology transfer deal with Polish shipbuilding company Techno Marine, Pakistan’s Bahria Boat Building Yard launched its first 12T marine assault boat on December 5 at its Karachi facility. This represents Techno...

New York: The US Navy is in no hurry to move onto the next-generation destroyer program, dubbed DDG(X), but will wait until a design and the underlying technology is ready, the service secretary said. As...

Washington: In a counter to the Chinese intrusion into India in Tawang, US came out in support of India’s action with Pentagon Press Secretary, USAF Brigadier General Pat Ryder saying "...we will continue to...

New Delhi: Even as tension continued along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and troops of the two countries clashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, China has established a...

London: China says it has “made great progress in the human rights cause,” and rejected the recently released report by the British Foreign Office which details the deteriorating human rights situation in China. "China has...

Beijing: China's act of flaring up the territorial disputes can be the means to 'punish' Bhutan for aligning with India as Beijing assumed that Thimphu's foreign policy for their country is influenced by New...

  The same wine in the new bottle; this can be rightly said in the context of the appointment of ex-ISI chief Asim Munir as the chief of the Pakistani army. Asim Munir, who is...

  New Delhi: With India planning to use the opportunity provided by the G-20 presidency to play the role of a “peacemaker for global good”, the growing concern in the US, the UK and Australia,...

  Tel Aviv: The Israeli intelligence is trying to confirm the Iranian declaration about it's success in developing a hypersonic ballistic missile. At the same time Israel is taking measures to be prepared for the...

  The military ties between the Pakistan army and Myanmar military junta are increasing rapidly. China, which considers India as its prospective challenger, is assisting Pakistan to strengthen defence cooperation with Myanmar. Pakistan, which considers...