Will weakened Hezbollah in Lebanon disarm?Amidst increasing pressure for Hezbollah's disarmament, Lebanon grapples with the delicate balance between internal stability and internati...
29 Apr, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmamentLater Friday, the G7 leaders issued a joint statement on nuclear disarmament titled "Hiroshima Vision" which calls for continued non-use of...
20 May, 2023, 06.58 AM IST
'Neglected danger': Nukes not in forefront in speeches at UNThe U.N. was founded in the wake of World War II. Over 2,000 nuclear tests were reported worldwide from 1945 to 1996.
28 Sep, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
First-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into forceThe Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is now part of international law, culminating a decades-long campaign aimed at preventing ...
22 Jan, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
Virus outbreak impacts China’s aircraft carrier plans, defence programsWuhan is home to many Chinese weapons and equipment design and manufacturing institutes, like Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group that buil...
04 Feb, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 1st Indian leader to address UNGA in HindiVajpayee, in his role as foreign minister and prime minister, visited the UN headquarters to deliver speeches to the UNGA on seven occasion...
16 Aug, 2018, 06.23 PM IST
Nine factors that will decide India's NSG dream in ViennaThe remaining concerns over India’s nuclear program means that U.S. President Barack Obama’s pledge to bring New Delhi into the NSG is like...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
India, China hold first dialogue on disarmament, arms controlThe two sides agreed that this mechanism is an important new element in the bilateral dialogue architecture and decided to continue discuss...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.49 PM IST
Need for dialogue among states possessing nuclear weapons: IndiaIndia said it has consistently supported negotiation in the 'Conference on Disarmament' of a comprehensive nuclear weapons convention to pr...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
New long range missile may be inducted into PLA next year: ReportThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force on Sunday showed five models of China's homemade conventional and nuclear missiles.
20 Nov, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
Pakistan appoints Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry as new ambassador to USIn the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chaudhry has served as Additional Foreign Secretary for UN and Disarmament Affairs.
15 Feb, 2017, 10.10 PM IST
China to launch its first home-made aircraft carrier this yearChina had commissioned its first aircraft carrier Liaoning in 2012. The ship is refit of a hull made in the former Soviet Union.
15 Feb, 2017, 09.57 PM IST
- Clinton rules out India like nuke deal with 'proliferation-prone' Pak
Ruling out any possibility of an India like civil nuclear accord with Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that there a...
20 Jul, 2010, 12.09 PM IST
- Arms sale to Pakistan justified, says China
A senior Chinese defense official has justified Beijing’s sale of warships and submarines to Pakistan on the ground that India was buying s...
23 Dec, 2009, 11.19 AM IST
- Non-proliferation groups appeal to Congress to reject N-deal
Non-proliferation groups have asked US lawmakers to reject the deal.
18 Sep, 2008, 05.19 PM IST
- 40 years on, NPT in urgent need of overhaul: Experts
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, which celebrates its 40th birthday this week, may have succeeded in keeping the number countri...
29 Jun, 2008, 09.36 AM IST
- US urged to reject N-deal
Ahead of the crucial Indo-US talks on an agreement to operationalise the civilian nuclear deal, a group of 15 non-proliferation specialists...
17 May, 2007, 09.38 PM IST