China could project military power from Pakistan's Gwadar portThe most commonly cited motive has to do with energy security, that is, as insurance against a blockade of the Strait of Malacca, a crucial...
28 Mar, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
India seeks Russia as a responsive partner in wake of border crisis, extends cooperation agreementThe minister made a case for "enhanced requirement of India for closer military and military-technical cooperation with Russia" in the wake...
07 Dec, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
IOR to face ever-increasing battery of threats and uncertainties: Harsh Vardhan ShringlaHe said that the pandemic has highlighted both the opportunity and the vulnerabilities of the maritime sector. Shringla said this combinati...
08 Nov, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
China pledges further COVID-19 aid to Southeast AsiaChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations that China had already del...
08 Jun, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Trump signs legislation enhancing US leadership in Indo-Pacific region into lawThe Act reaffirms its commitment to the New Framework for the 2005 US-India Defence Relationship, Defence Technology and Trade Initiative l...
01 Jan, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Trump signs legislation enhancing US leadership in Indo-Pacific region into lawDescribing India as a major defence partner, the Act says this designation institutionalises the progress made to facilitate defence trade ...
01 Jan, 2019, 09.49 AM IST
Indian Navy's Boeing P-8Is dedicated to the nation: 7 facts about surveillance aircraftThe P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft that Boeing developed as a replacement for the US Navy’s ageing P-3 fleet.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
Trade and investment must be engine of ties, says Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan PhucThe maintenance of peace, stability, security and freedom of navigation and flight over all oceans, in general, and the region in particula...
24 Jan, 2018, 08.50 AM IST
South China Sea: Tribunal & road aheadChina’s unilateral territorial claims in SCS, creation of artificial islands and subsequent militarization of the region has terrorized cer...
07 Jul, 2016, 02.56 AM IST
Vietnam ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh flags concerns over Chinese land reclamation in South China SeaIndia too has repeatedly called for freedom of navigation of SCS including recently at the annual Summit with Japan earlier this month in D...
21 Dec, 2015, 09.14 AM IST
Russia is deploying advanced aerial weapon systems to the ArcticDeployment of advanced aerospace technology to Arctic is in keeping with Russian drive to militarize the region as part of a new military s...
23 Jun, 2015, 02.07 PM IST
After Pakistan, India to focus on Sri LankaA separate invitation to C V Wigneswaran would indicate that India was falling short of respecting Sri Lanka's territorial integrity.
26 May, 2014, 01.39 PM IST
Navy kicks off largest combat exercise with dedicated satellite aboveThe Navy has kicked off its largest exercise with both the western and eastern fleets amassing in the Bay of Bengal for intensive combat ma...
14 Feb, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
India gets first Poseidon-8 I jet to keep watch over Indian Ocean regionThese sensor and radar-packed aircraft will be India’s “intelligent hawk eyes” over the IOR, which is increasingly getting militarized.
15 May, 2013, 05.52 AM IST
- Evolve an India policy with clear goals: Chinese daily to government
Ahead of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's visit, an official Chinese daily has asked the government to evolve a clear India policy.
04 Jun, 2012, 07.50 PM IST
First satellite for armed forces to be ready in a monthThe armed forces are finally set to get their first-ever dedicated military satellite, a naval surveillance and communications one, as part...
04 Jun, 2012, 04.44 AM IST
- India lags behind even as China zooms far ahead in exploitation of space
Indian armed forces are still to get their own dedicated surveillance and communication satellites despite several plans.
13 Oct, 2011, 08.37 AM IST