Kolkata: – India and Russia have started the ‘Indra Navy 2020’ exercises. The war exercises are being held in the Bay of Bengal with the participation of both Indian and Russian navies and the significance of the exercises increase further, against the background of the escalating tension on the Chinese border. Destroyers Admiral Vinogradov, Admiral […]
Washington/Moscow: Former US military officials and analysts have claimed that if Russia attacked the European countries, the United States could turn the tables on Russia by targeting its freight carrier ships all around the globe. The military movements of Russia and the European countries have increased in the Arctic region, and indications of a new […]
New Delhi: – Indian Chief of Defence Staff had warned that the military option was open to India, in case the talks regarding the border dispute fell through. Thereafter, China has adopted a softer stand. Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India, reacted that the conflict in the Galwan Valley between the Indian and Chinese soldiers was an […]
New Delhi: – India has undertaken a campaign to modernise the airbases on the Andaman and Lakshadweep Islands, following the historical announcement of connecting the Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands with optical fibre. Information is being received that the military has started preparations to use the existing airbases, on these islands like an aircraft carrier. This […]
New Delhi/ Washington: The United States has deployed B-2 Stealth Bomber Planes at a base on the Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean. Moreover, it is claimed that by deploying these bombers in the Indian Ocean, the United States has given an ultimatum to China. On Friday, a motion against Chinese invasion in Ladakh […]
New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposals for the purchase of defence equipment, worth ₹87.22 billion. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh recently announced that import of 101 items in the defence equipment list, will be banned to promote domestic manufacture. Most of the proposals for defence equipment purchase, approved by the Defence Acquisition Council […]
Taipei: US Secretary for Health, Alex Azar, reached Taiwan on Sunday for a three-day visit. Azar becomes the highest-ranked US official and leader to visit Taiwan since the United States severed political ties with Taiwan in 1979. China has severely criticised this visit of the US Secretary for Health and has warned that the United […]
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has claimed that the cause of the blast in the Beirut port can be because of the negligence of the officials or a missile attack by an external power. At the same time, Aoun dismissed the demand made by the United Nations for an international inquiry into the Beirut blast. […]
Damascus: Fifteen people were killed in the airstrikes in eastern Syria. Syrian human rights organisations claimed that these attacks were to target the Iranian base at Deir ez-Zur. The Israeli military has also launched attacks on capital Damascus. These attacks are being viewed against the background of the tension created on the Israel-Syria border. There […]
Washington/Tehran: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that the scope of sanctions, related to the Iranian nuclear and missiles program and military, will be increased. The US announcement came after Iran destroyed the replica of a US warship, during the war exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iranian supremo Ayatollah Khamenei clarified that […]