Washington: – Ashton Carter, Former US Secretary of Defence, said, ‘India has traditionally had a non-aligned foreign policy. Russia is an important country supplying weapons and defence equipment to India. India is still dependent on Russia for its weapon supplies. It should be remembered that no one can have an unrealistic expectation that India will buy new weapons […]
Manila: – The Philippines warned China, ‘Against the background of the tension created in the west Philippines marine region, Philippines can seek help from the United States. This cooperation is binding as per the defence agreement signed between the two countries.’ The Philippines, infuriated due to the intrusion of more than 200 Chinese militia ships […]
Juneau: – A week ago, the global marine freight movement had been affected as the freight liner Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal. 12% of the worldwide freight movement passes through the Suez Canal. But there is a perceived future threat to the American Suez, meaning the Arctic sector, capable of handling more […]
Tokyo: The Japanese foreign ministry said, ‘The consistent efforts to make changes unilaterally, in the South China Sea by using force, has become a cause for major concern. The concerns felt by Japan and Indonesia are identical.’ The Japanese foreign ministry underlined the Chinese threat without directly taking names during the two-plus-two talks between the […]
Mogadishu: Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist organisation, incited attacks on the US and French military bases in Djibouti. Taking cognisance of this, the United States has warned that any attacks by the terrorist organisation will be retaliated against. Meanwhile, elections are scheduled to be held in Djibouti in the next month. Concerns are being expressed […]
Kochi: – Within hours of ending the PASSEX war exercises with the US aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt, and the French warships have reached the Kochi port. Joint war exercises of the QUAD members like India, the United States, Japan and Australia are scheduled to be held soon in the Bay of Bengal. The French […]
Taipei: Twenty Chinese fighter jets intruded into the Taiwanese airspace on Friday, where Taiwan replied aptly by activating the missile systems and deploying its fighter jets. This is the biggest intrusion by Chinese fighter jets into Taiwanese airspace. There has been an increase in intrusions by the Chinese fighter jets into the Taiwanese airspace since […]
Beijing: Chinese defence ministry announced that China opposes the QUAD cooperation between India, the United States, Japan and Australia. Colonel Ren Guoqiang, the spokesman of the Chinese defence ministry, accused of a cold war mentality behind QUAD’s formation. Colonel Ren Guoqiang expressed hope that the United States will give up this mentality and not dig […]
New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane emphasized tnat the tension on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh has not been diffused completely. It cannot be claimed that ‘all is well,’ unless the Indian and Chinese militaries retract to the April 2020 positions. But General Naravane reassured the country, saying […]
Manila: – Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, Koshikawa Kazuhiko, warned, ‘Japan will bitterly oppose any activities in the South China Sea that would escalate the tension in the region.’ It is being exposed that this Japanese warning is aimed at China, which has created tension by sending its 220 ships in the Philippines marine region. Upset with […]