Putin tells Azerbaijan's Aliyev how Russian air defences downed a passenger planePresident Putin has assured Azerbaijan's leader that Russia will provide compensation and a legal assessment for a tragic incident last yea...
09 Oct, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
PM Modi calls out ‘certain nations’ for supporting terror, with Pakistan PM Shebaz Sharif present, says ‘double standards won’t do’SCO Summit: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out countries that openly suppo...
01 Sep, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
SCO countries hold anti-terror drills with member states in ChinaSecurity officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states conducted a joint anti-terrorism drill in China's Xinjiang Uy...
24 Jul, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
India’s close ally in Central Asia foils coup attempt by terrorists a day after SCO summitKyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security announced it had foiled a coup attempt by a group aiming to violently seize power and de...
06 Jul, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
Iran's Pakistan attack amid joint drills raises eyebrowsThe attack was neither preceded by any effort by the Iranian side to resolve the issue diplomatically nor any acrimonious exchange of state...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.58 PM IST
Putin tells WWII event West is waging a 'real war' on RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of "unleashing a real war" against Russia during scaled-back Victory Day celebrations...
09 May, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Russia, set for WWII tributes, rains missiles on UkraineRussia launched about 15 cruise missiles at Ukraine's capital on Tuesday, the second attack in as many days, with air defence systems shoot...
09 May, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
President Vladimir Putin addresses parade on Red Square, says 'a real war' has been unleashed against RussiaHe welcomed soldiers fighting in Ukraine who were present at the parade. "To Russia! To our brave armed forces! To Victory!" Putin conclude...
09 May, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine show that there's already one victor in that war: IranIran is among Russia's most vocal supporters in the war. As a military analyst who specialises in Iranian national security strategy, I see...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.21 AM IST
Intense fighting rages in Ukraine's Donbas regionRussian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in heavy fighting around two towns in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, while Kyiv came under attac...
17 Oct, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian military base in latest blow to war in UkraineRIA news agency cited the ministry as saying 15 other people were wounded in the shooting on Saturday in the southwestern Belgorod region t...
16 Oct, 2022, 06.10 AM IST
More than 80 dead in Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashesThe situation on the contested border between the two Central Asian neighbours was however calm on Sunday afternoon, according to Kyrgyz au...
18 Sep, 2022, 11.20 PM IST
Tajikistan sends stern message to Taliban on minorities in governmentRahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for over two decades, is of the opinion that “it is necessary to create an inclusive government with the p...
12 Sep, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Amid Afghan chaos, a CIA mission that will persist for yearsU.S. officials are reworking plans to counter threats that could emerge from Afghanistan’s chaos: negotiating for new bases in Central Asia...
27 Aug, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Russia drills attack helicopters, pledges help to secure Tajik-Afghan borderTajik President Emomali Rakhmon on Monday ordered the mobilisation of 20,000 military reservists to bolster the border with Afghanistan aft...
06 Jul, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
- China to deploy drones in Xinjiang to prevent infiltration
Xinjiang, which has been China's main battleground in the fight against terrorism, neighbours eight countries, including Russia, Afghanista...
08 Sep, 2017, 11.35 AM IST
- Al-qaeda had training camps in Pakistan: CIA documents
Al-Qaeda had training camps in Pak and its operatives had successfully evaded security at a New York airport in a test-run for bin Laden's ...
20 Jun, 2012, 02.24 AM IST