New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission and approved a provision of around Rs 19,744 crore. According to this, 50 lakh metric tonnes of green hydrogen will be produced yearly for the next five years. An investment of around eight lakh crore rupees has been expected in this sector by […]
Moscow/Kyiv: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia would launch many drone attacks on Ukraine in the future. For the last three days, Russia has continuously attacked Ukraine with drones. President Zelensky warned that the coming nights would not be peaceful for the people of Ukraine. While Zelensky was making this claim, Ukraine’s rocket […]
Washington/Beijing: The Inflation Reduction Act-IRA has come into effect in the United States from January 1. This will hit fellow countries that trade heavily with the US. Especially the companies in European countries in the vehicle manufacturing sector and the companies in the semiconductor industry will have to bear the loss due to this. Thus, […]
Washington: In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there has been a huge addition in arms sales from the United States to NATO member countries. The leading magazine ‘Foreign Policy’ claimed that in 2022, the value of US defence deals with NATO countries would be more than double compared to 2021. The article in ‘Foreign […]
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have begun a major exercise in Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. This exercise has been organised to counter any attack or infiltration attempt on Iran in the coming times. Meanwhile, Iran’s senior military officers had warned that if the United States and Israel tried to attack Iran in any way, […]
Camp Foster: Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of an air defence system on the remote island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometres from Taiwan. Japan has said that this deployment is for the security of Japan’s Nansei Islands in this area. A few days ago, China’s aircraft carrier exercised targeting the Nansei Islands. This has […]
Athens/Istanbul: – In the face of continuous threats from Turkish President Recep Erdogan and other leaders, Greece has started moves to expand its borders further. Greek media reported that a proposal to extend the boundary near Crete Island in the Mediterranean Sea to 12 nautical miles was being made. There has been tremendous tension between […]
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 […]
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) […]