Manila: The Philippines Defence Minister has made a crushing accusation against China that China is bullying the Philippines to prove its rights over the Scarborough Shoal island group, within the Philippines marine limits. At the same time, the Philippines has accused China of sending a ‘Flotilla’ of nearly 100 ships to the Philippines marine limits, […]
Canberra/Washington: To restrict Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the United States has increased its focus on the defence preparedness in the Indo-Pacific region. As a part of this initiative, the United States has drawn up a plan to expand its naval base in the Darwin region, in Australia. It has been revealed through […]
Hanoi: Vietnam has raised objections to the excavation work started by China in the South China Sea. The Vietnam foreign ministry has appealed to China that Vietnam is capable of ensuring security in its marine limits and that China should immediately withdraw from the region. But on the contrary, China has threatened Vietnam that Vietnam […]
Washington: The first joint exercises by the Russian and Chinese bombers, in the Sea of Japan, have started. China said that these exercises are the beginning of the new cooperation developing between the two countries. Russian and Chinese bombers entered into the South Korean airspace, during the exercises. Severe concerns have been expressed by Japan […]
Beijing: The Chinese defence forces issued a stern warning ‘The Chinese government will make all the possible efforts for a peaceful merger of China and Taiwan. Independence for Taiwan is not possible. If some people are trying to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese defence forces are prepared to declare a war against them, for […]
Manila: The Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte announced, ‘The Philippines has the rights over the West Sea, currently under the Chinese control. There is no compromise possible on the mater. The guided missiles deployed on the artificial islands built by China in the region can hit the Philippines in seven to ten minutes. Even so, no […]
Moscow: Considering the increasing military cooperation between India and the United States, Pakistan has initiated efforts to establish military cooperation with Russia. As part of the strategy, Pakistan demanded the supply of 50,000 Kalashnikov rifles from Russia. However, Russia has given the relations with India a preference and dismissed Pakistan’s demand. The Pakistan military widely […]
Beijing: The United States should not play with fire by supplying weapon systems worth $2.2 billion to Taiwan. But China, upset that neither the United States nor Taiwan is paying any heed to the threat, conducted war exercises close to the Taiwanese border. The Chinese defence ministry announced the exercises. Chinese destroyers and fighter jets […]
Mogadishu/Kismayo: In Somalia, 26 people have been killed, and more than 50 have been rendered wounded in the attack by the terrorist organisation Al Shabab. Four terrorists from Al Shabab, attacked a hotel in Kismayo city, after exploding a car outside. The security forces informed that the ensuing standoff lasted for 14 hours. A few […]
Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that the times to come would be challenging for the securityof the Philippines. The enemy and terrorist attacks in the Philippines may increase in the time to come. Therefore, it is necessary for the Philippines to equip the military with the latest and advanced weapons. President Duterte had expressed […]