China to establish new military academies to train personnel for its rapidly modernising armed forcesChina is set to establish three new military academies. These academies aim to train personnel for the People's Liberation Army's moderniza...
15 May, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Baloch rebels hijack train in Pakistan, kill 20 soldiers; a first for South AsiaBaloch rebels hijacked a Peshawar-bound train in Balochistan, killing 20 military personnel and taking over 450 passengers hostage. The Bal...
12 Mar, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
China stuns the world with new sixth-generation heavy stealth jet; here's all about PLA's latest combat aircraftChina is slowly emerging as the world leader in military aviation with their next-gen combat aircraft that has the potential of giving USAF...
28 Dec, 2024, 06.37 AM IST
Chinese Military shakeup sparks speculation as new political Commissar appointed amid absent generalsChen Hui has been promoted to General and is now the new Political Commissar of the Army. The absence of four senior generals at the ceremo...
27 Dec, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
Maldives President Muizzu thanks India, China for support to strengthen his country's fragile economyPresident Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives has expressed gratitude to India and China for their crucial support in addressing the nation's ec...
28 Jul, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
China's PLA undergoes major restructure as it emphasises information capabilities for warXi Jinping replaces PLA's Strategic Support Force with Information Support Force in a significant overhaul. The move aims to enhance milita...
30 Apr, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
President Xi Jinping initiates sweeping reorganisation of China's militaryXi is creating a new branch called the Information Support Force. The aerospace and cyber units previously under the Strategic Support Forc...
20 Apr, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
View: China can no longer take Sri Lanka for grantedSince the early 2000s, China's debt profile in Sri Lanka has increased rapidly, with estimates indicating that over 20% of the overall debt...
16 Oct, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
View: Is India on right path to Theatre Commands?India is facing a 'Two Front Threat', in a manner that it is already in standoff with the largest military in the world, and the other adve...
04 Jul, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
China to lay 1.3 million kms of roads by 2020 to help PLA: PentagonChina is planning to build 1.3 mn kms of roads to boost its military 's ability, the Pentagon said in a report
17 Jan, 2019, 09.35 PM IST
3 lakh troops cut completed, more reforms to follow: Chinese militaryThe troops cut also came in the backdrop of a massive anti-corruption drive carried out by Xi, who also heads the military in which over 3,...
29 Mar, 2018, 08.45 PM IST
Chinese military to recruit more college studentsArmed forces should also enhance quantified assessment in their recruitment methods to ensure a high quality of students, state-run Xinhua ...
21 Jul, 2017, 09.21 PM IST
- China's military reforms to tighten Xi Jinping's grip on the Army: Expert
China has restructured defence plans through sweeping reforms. This will make PLA more professional with its Strategic Force becoming a war...
18 May, 2017, 11.11 PM IST
China to reduce army reserves amid plans to cut 3 lakh troopsSheng's comments on the sidelines of the National People's Congress, China's Parliament, did not refer to the number of troops to be reduce...
10 Mar, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
China's PLA to become most modern military by 2020: ReportBy 2020, the PLA will have finished mechanisation of all forces and made important progress in incorporating information and computer-techn...
13 May, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
China's military not to scrap its art troupesThe art troupe formerly under the general political department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will continue to exist under a new nam...
21 Mar, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
Chinese military to layoff 1.70 lakh officers: ReportOfficers will account for more than half of the 300,000 personnel to go in President Xi Jinping's plans to streamline the People's Liberati...
05 Sep, 2015, 12.55 PM IST