Moscow/Washington – The White House informed that US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold discussions against the background of escalating tension over the Ukraine issue. The US National Security Council spokeswoman, Emily Horne, said that the debate would be held on Thursday afternoon. While the United States has expressed willingness to […]
Moscow – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov warned, ‘The terrorist threat is still looming in the unstable countries Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. This is cause for grave concern and if the situation remains the same, ‘IS 2.0’ will rise. This poses a serious threat to the Russian security.’ Oleg pointed out that IS terrorists […]
New Delhi: – The Philippines has decided to purchase BrahMos missiles from India. It is claimed that an agreement will be announced soon. Given the tension reigning between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea, the purchase of BrahMos by the Philippines is a matter of concern to China. At the same time, India’s defence exports will […]
Seoul/Washington: – Presidential candidate Lee Jae-Myung adopted an aggressive stand that South Korea needs to acquire nuclear submarine technology to counter North Korean threats. While making the statements during an interview, Myung mentioned the AUKUS deal signed by Australia with the United States and the United Kingdom. The current South Korean government had adopted a […]
Moscow / Kabul – ‘The security situation in Afghanistan is alarming. Russia has provided weapons to Tajikistan to counter the threat,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. A few days ago, there was an increase in Taliban suicide bombers near the Tajikistan border. Against this background, Russia appears to have supplied these weapons to Tajikistan. […]
Jerusalem – Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, met Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz. The Israeli defence ministry announced that President Abbas visited his residence. Infuriated by this news, Hamas has criticised President Abbas for his visit to Israel and accused him of betraying Palestine. In August, the Israeli Defence […]
New Delhi: – India and Russia have realised that they share the same interests given the threats posed given the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, increasing Chinese influence in the central Asian countries and the United States’ activities in this region. The South China Morning Post, a Hongkong based daily, claimed that this is the reason […]
Beijing: – The competition in space has intensified between the United States and China. US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites narrowly missed the Tiangong space station twice. China complained to the United Nations that a situation had been created in which China might have lost its space station. China is also claiming that the incidents […]
Manila/Beijing: – The Philippines has agreed to buy two warships from South Korea to thwart Chinese hegemonic actions in the South China Sea. Both warships will be equipped with anti-ship and anti-submarine systems and will be inducted into the navy over the next five years, said Philippine Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana. This is the third […]
Tokyo – The defence ministers of Japan, South Korea and the United States will hold a special meeting in Hawaii next month. The conference is claimed to occur given the growing threats from China’s maritime operations in the Indo-Pacific region and North Korea’s ballistic missiles. A Japanese news channel claimed that this tripartite meeting was […]