By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Pakistan is keeping India‘s western border hot and is opening a new confrontation, even as the Indian armed forces are tackling a military conflict with China on its northern borders. Pakistan has been indulging in unprovoked firing on Indian positions and on civilian […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today forcefully condemned Pakistan‘s continuous attempts to carry out China-backed construction projects in the Indian territories illegally occupied by it such as Gilgit-Baltistan. The Indian response came after Pakistan started construction activity at the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region of India’s […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: For the first time since the June 15 military clash with China in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh that left soldiers dead on either side, India today sent out a very strong signal to its northern neighbour that “any unilateral change” […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with Indian Army statement at paragraph 16 and a Ministry of External Affairs add-on statement at paragraph 23.) New Delhi: India held a meeting of the China Study Group, a formal gathering of senior Indian government officials, last evening to consider the marathon 15-hour discussion […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening global security, health and economy, India and European Union (EU) today agreed to strengthen response capacities, apart from calling for free, transparent and prompt sharing of information on such threats. Of course, they did not directly name China […]
(Editor’s Note: The currency conversion in paragraph one has be corrected to reflect accurate figure in US Dollars.) New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence today delegated financial powers up to Rs 300 crore ($40 million) to the armed forces to make emergency procurement of weapons and equipment to […]
New Delhi: It takes a China wake-up call in the Ladakh borders for the Indian Army to finally buy some fire power in light battle tanks for use against the nation’s enemy forces at high altitude battlefields. Amidst China amassing its battle tanks at the Debsang plains, Indian […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: Amidst a rising China that wields power irresponsibly, India and the United States have to strengthen their diplomatic ties whether the Democrats or the Republicans win the presidential elections due in November to reach the White House. This is essential for the both […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Bhartendu Kumar Singh India‘s national security discourse has traditionally been a consensual project. Alternative voices and perspectives from the opposition leaders and scholars […]
New Delhi: India and China today agreed that ensuring peace between the two nations was the end state to be achieved in their bilateral relations so that there is no future military confrontation on the borders, as witnessed in Ladakh for the last 65 days now. At a […]
New Delhi: Amidst the two-month military face-off with China, India has quietly armed itself with all 22 Boeing Co. Apache gunships, a powerful weapon-delivery platform now being deployed in eastern Ladakh to showcase Indian intent to fight back. The Apache attack helicopters, designed for all kinds of missions, […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Diplomats from India and China will hold a virtual meet tomorrow to review the military disengagement currently in progress along the borders in Ladakh, even as their armies are contemplating fourth round of corps commanders talks next week. Indian government sources said […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India has slammed Pakistan for continuing to push terrorists across the border in Jammu and Kashmir, charged it of peddling a false narrative against Indian laws and policies, and alleged that the neighbouring country is trying to portray military and financial help to […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with a nut graph at paragraphs six and seven.) By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude oil, might offer a discount to Indian and other Asian buyers this month as a part of its strategy to ensure full compliance […]
New Delhi: The current two-month face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in Ladakh over infrastructure projects notwithstanding, India today said it will push ahead with the strategic border roads, bridges and tunnels that boost the nation’s forward connectivity. India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh reviewed the progress […]
