By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Global info-tech giant Googlee Inc‘s announcement today it will invest $10 billion in India has come as a major booster to the South Asian country locked in a bitter border face-off with China that also resulted in the ban on 59 Chinese-origin mobile […]
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 […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: As India firmly deals with an expansionist China on its own, the South Asian country reviewed its global strategic partnership with the United States amid positive noises coming from the world’s most powerful democracy. India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the US […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: An expansionist China has now picked up a fresh border dispute with Himalayan nation Bhutan in an apparent attempt to target India with whom the Asian giant has been locked in a bitter military conflict eastern Ladakh since May. The problem started in […]
New Delhi: In a surprise move, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited Ladakh, where the Indian Army has been forced into a face-to-face confrontation by the aggressive actions of Chinese People’s Liberation Army troopers, and sent across the message to China that the time for expansionist tendencies […]
New Delhi: Global aviation major Airbus has appointed Rémi Maillard as Airbus India president and South Asia managing director beginning Sept. 1 this year. Rémi, currently head of Airbus Services, will succeed Anand Stanley, who will move to Singapore as Airbus Asia-Pacific president. Both report directly to Christian […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India has emerged as the most popular nation to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member, bagging 184 of the total 192 votes, 33 per cent more votes than required to be declared victorious. India will […]
New Delhi: A miffed India today downplayed a provocation from Nepal, made ostensibly at the behest of China, as the Himalayan country approved a map showing parts of Indian territory as its own. The controversy over the map, showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as Nepalese territory amidst a […]
By N. C. Bipindra The world is at present obsessed with, rightly so, the fight against the Coronavirus, with suspicion and rumours of it being a bio-weapon. In this fight against the virus that has claimed hundreds of thousands of human lives, the world”s attention to another major […]
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 […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: As China blames US for the Coronavirus in Wuhan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a sense of purpose to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), as he urged member-nations to fight the deadly COVID-19 in a spirit of collaboration. […]
Washington: The United States today approved a $1.87-billion possible sale of an air defence weapon system to India that is expected to boost the modernisation efforts of the armed forces and help in expanding the South Asian nation’s air defence architecture for major cities like capital New Delhi. […]
New Delhi: Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have increased from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according to research by Travelport, a technology company serving the global travel industry. According to an analysis, India (44,611) had the second highest […]
