Jerusalem – Israel has also been impacted by China trying to duplicate the US and Russian weapons and defence equipment technology using reverse engineering. China has managed to purchase cruise missiles from an Israeli company illegally. Moreover, Israeli authorities have launched an operation against three companies and ten suspects involved in the transaction. This illegal […]
Brussels/Moscow – New government in Germany has postponed the decision to approve the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. Two nuclear power plants in France have stopped due to technical reasons, leading to power shortage leading to a massive increase in power tariff across Europe. Last year, the cost of natural gas witnessed a rise of 450% in […]
New Delhi/Taipei: – India has initiated steps to increase cooperation with Taiwan. Discussions have started between India and Taiwan for free trade and investment agreements. At the same time, India has begun movements to create the Semiconductor Hub in the country with Taiwanese collaboration. Only a few days ago, the Indian Foreign Secretary had indicated […]
Vilnius/Berlin/Beijing – Lithuania has allowed an embassy of Taiwan in their country. This aggravates China’s desire to corner Lithuania by pressurising other countries. Thus, China is reportedly pressuring ‘Continental’, a German multinational company, not to use parts made in Lithuania. The European Union has indicated to take this dispute to the World Trade Organization. Taiwan‘s […]
London/Canberra: – The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a historic free trade agreement. It is said that the deal is expected to boost trade between the two countries by more than $13 billion. This is the first free trade agreement proposed and achieved by the United Kingdom since its withdrawal from the European Union. […]
Brussels – The European Union (EU) has imposed financial sanctions on the Wagner Group, which has carried out covert operations in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, as well as human rights abuses, following Russia’s orders. The European Union has accused Russia of destabilising the concerned countries by using this company that supplies mercenaries. With the help […]
Jakarta/Washington – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, ‘Concerns are growing over increasing Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States will focus on strengthening military and economic cooperation in the region to counter these activities.’ Secretary of State Blinken is on a seven-day tour to Southeast Asia. This is the first visit […]
Ankara: – Turkey says it has tested a laser-equipped drone that can destroy targets at a distance of at least half a kilometre. Turkey claims this to be the world’s first laser-equipped drone. Turkey announced That the drone, which flies at an altitude of about 3,000 metres, will join the army after further tests. Two […]
Taipei: – As per information received, a meeting was recently held between Brazil and Taiwan to discuss cooperation in the 5G sector. Brazil is known as the main trading partner of China in the Latin American continent. Last year, Brazil had even imported vaccines from China due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Against this background, the […]
Washington/Helsinki/Athens: – Russia has stepped up military operations in Europe and the surrounding region. It has warned that an aggressive stance by the West on the Ukraine issue could endanger European security. Against this backdrop, the United States has taken steps to strengthen the defence capabilities of European countries. Defence agreements with Finland and Greece […]