By N. C. Bipindra for EurAsian Times The Joe Biden administration has blamed the Afghanistan troops’ drawdown fiasco entirely on the shoulders of his predecessor Donald Trump. It has made critical comments about his leadership and how he gave a free run to the Taliban to run over the civilian […]
By N. C. Bipindra For EurAsian Times. The United States security establishment has sounded the alarm of a possible arms race over the latest Putin-Xi bilateral agreement for a critical technology transfer that China could use to produce nuclear warheads. The US officials are on edge. The recent summit […]
(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 Lt Gen Prakash Katoch. The United States identifies Russia as its top adversary. On Jul. 19, 2021, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sailing […]
New Delhi: In a key impact of Defence.Capital‘s efforts, India’s defence ministry today announced that it has adopted a policy framework for synergised use of simulators by the four armed forces for their training solutions. “The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has promulgated the framework for enhanced and synergised […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated on Sep. 11 with additional background information throughout the report, filed originally on Sep. 10.) By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: Already interoperable through the annual joint Malabar maritime exercise with Japan, India has expanded its strategic reach in the Indo-Pacific by signing a logistic […]
New Delhi: The United States is negotiating a joint development project for an air-launched drone with India involving both nations’ armed forces and defence research agencies, an American official from the Pentagon has said. At the ‘India Ideas Summit‘ organised by the US-India Business Council yesterday, the official […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Days after Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani‘s cousin was shot dead in capital Kabul, India today stressed before a group of 20 countries that ending terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens is an essential prerequisite for durable peace in the troubled country. India has had […]
New Delhi: The Donald Trump administration has asked American defence giant Lockheed Martin Corp. to manufacture multi-role helicopters, MH-60R, for the Indian Navy, at a cost of $905 million. The Pentagon confirmed the award to Lockheed Martin in a notification yesterday. “Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is […]
New Delhi: In yet another move towards stronger military diplomacy, the United States yesterday gave its approval for a $155-million sale of Harpoon missiles and lightweight torpedoes to India. The Donald J. Trump administration notified the US Congress of its determination to sell 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II […]
Washington (DC): India and US today concluded a key agreement that will help smooth transfer of classified military technologies and information between private companies of both nations to enable growth in their bilateral defence trade that has grown to nearly $17 billion already in the last 12 years. […]
