Pakistan nears $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons, jets to Sudan, sources sayPakistan is finalizing a $1.5 billion arms deal with Sudan, including light attack aircraft, drones, and air defense systems, to bolster th...
09 Jan, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
UN peacekeeping forces to be cut 25% due to budget strains: OfficialThe United Nations faces a 25% reduction in peacekeeping forces due to significant US aid cuts, impacting approximately 13,000-14,000 perso...
09 Oct, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
33 killed in Sudan strikes blamed on paramilitary RSFRecent attacks in Sudan have resulted in numerous fatalities. The Rapid Support Forces are blamed for the violence. Drone strikes targeted ...
10 May, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
5200 military personnel deployed in UN missions, 118 countries engaged through defence cooperation: Ministry of DefenceThe Ministry of Defence on Thursday highlighted the Indian Army's increased global engagement and diplomatic footprint with around 5200 mil...
26 Dec, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
Sudan conflict shows no sign of easing, Sudanese brace for more violenceHundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilit...
01 May, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to beginThe military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations of their ...
22 Apr, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles: UNThe European Union's ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his home in Khartoum on Monday, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said. A spok...
18 Apr, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
India-Africa military exercise begins in PuneThe African countries which are participating in the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX) include Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Equa...
21 Mar, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
China making efforts to expand defence ties with Africa through Global Security Initiative“Beijing is deepening its security cooperation with Africa, where it has contributed thousands of troops to the United Nations peacekeeping...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.36 AM IST
China expands defence supplies with African statesAccording to Boston University’s Global Development Centre, China signed 27 loan deals with eight African countries worth $3.5 billion betw...
12 May, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
China shows off defence diplomacy with multinational peacekeeping drillAbout 1,000 troops from China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand participated in the 10-day exercise at a People's Liberation Army training b...
15 Sep, 2021, 11.21 AM IST
Explained: Chad's strategic interest to France, Western alliesChad's longtime ruler President Idriss Deby's death, which Paris described as the loss of a courageous friend who had sought peace and stab...
21 Apr, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
US, Russia warships dock in strategic Sudan portThe arrival of the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill to Port Sudan follows Washington's delisting of Khartoum as state spon...
03 Mar, 2021, 02.43 PM IST
Indian defence industry keen to support African countries: Bipin RawatReferring to an equipment display organised under the aegis of FICCI after the military exercise, Bipin Rawat said it was a "humble attempt...
27 Mar, 2019, 07.15 PM IST
'India showed commitment to multilateralism via peacekeeping'"India has shown its strong commitment to multilateralism exactly by its engagement in peacekeeping," Guterres said.
25 May, 2017, 06.11 PM IST
Indo-Russian war drills in South Sudan-like scenario: ArmyTroops of India and Russia are engaging each other in war games codenamed exercise "Indra" at the Mahajan range under scenarios and situati...
24 Oct, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- McCain’s wife gives in to pressure, dumps MF that invested in ONGC
After US President George W Bush’s remarks on the Indian middle class, the limelight in the US seems to have now turned to ONGC and its pre...
16 May, 2008, 03.15 AM IST