Tehran: It has been 100 days since the protests against the forced hijab began in Iran. It is revealed that the protesters shouted slogans against the supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Khamenei in Narmak and Tehranpars areas of the capital, Tehran, on this occasion. A British-based Iranian news agency claimed that the protesters took to the […]
Beijing: China is ready to work with India for the definite and sound development of bilateral relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that a direct dialogue process between the two countries has been ongoing at the diplomatic and military levels. He further said both countries had been committed to establishing stability in the […]
Tokyo: In its national security policy released last week, Japan signalled a record increase in defence spending. Accordingly, in the Friday cabinet meeting, Japan approved a defence budget of $55 billion for 2023. Compared to 2022, Japan has increased its defence spending by a whopping 20 per cent in the next year. Japan said this […]
Beijing: Upset over Japan’s aggressive changes in its defence policy, China directly warned Japan by conducting a war exercise. China’s aircraft carrier has launched an exercise targeting Japan’s Nansei island in the Western Pacific region. Analysts say that China has threatened to attack Japanese islands in the region if Japan tries to challenge China militarily. […]
Berlin/Buckinghamshire/Aden: Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to the countries in the Middle East, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. He also proposed to hold discussions with Iran regarding the dispute over islands in the Persian Gulf. During the meeting, in the presence of Xi Jinping, the GCC accused Iran of supporting […]
New Delhi: A discussion was held between the trade ministers of India and Bangladesh on the free trade agreement between both countries. Negotiations between the two countries will start soon. Simultaneously, it is reported that Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have discussed conducting trade between the two countries in […]
Paris/Washington: ‘We must rethink our strategic autonomy. Europe needs to gain more autonomy on technology and defence capabilities, including from the US. An alliance isn’t something I should depend on,’ President of France, Emmanuel Macron, warned. Besides, Jiri Sedivy, the head of the European Defence Agency, also claimed last week that the European Union (EU) […]
New Delhi/Washington: As tensions in the Yangtze area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector escalated due to Chinese intrusion, military officials of India and China held talks to de-escalate tensions along the LAC in Ladakh. This became the 17th round of talks between the two countries’ armies to de-escalate the tension. Not much was achieved in […]
Tehran: – There were open talks between the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran for the first time. Saudi has said it is prepared to hold further talks with Iran in the coming times. Therefore, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian claimed that more meetings would be held between Saudi and Iran in the […]
Taipei: China has once again intensified its military activities against Taiwan. China dispatched 39 fighter jets and three destroyers in the direction of Taiwan on Wednesday. Taiwan, already prepared for the eventuality, despatched its fighter jets forcing the Chinese fighter jets to retreat. As per the information released by the Taiwanese defence ministry, China demonstrated […]