Washington: Many countries in South Asia are developing an advanced and diverse range of ballistic and cruise missiles. Given the developments, the United States has discussed potential missile defence cooperation with India. It is a natural outgrowth of India‘s status as a Major Defense Partner. Also, New Delhi was a ‘key element’ in America’s Indo-Pacific […]
Washington: A senior US intelligence official said ‘The prime objective of the Chinese communist party is making China achieve the status of great power, and to do so, China wants to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region. This is the reason for China to increase its strength in the military, air force and space […]
Washington: US President, Donald Trump had a telephonic discussion with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There were reports of Russian President Vladimir Putin having telephonic discussions with Prime Minister Modi, before this. The White House informed that the developments in Afghanistan were the leading topic of discussion between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi. Meanwhile, […]
Washington: Patrick Shanahan, the new Secretary of Defence warned that there is fierce competition for dominance at the international level and China is the biggest threat to the United States. Shanahan pointed out that for the next year, China will be the focus of US Defence Policies, consistently referring to China during a meeting in […]
Washington: Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman completed her five-day visit to the United States. It is claimed to be a very successful visit. At a time, when the discussions about whether the United States will impose sanctions against India due to the defence equipment purchased from Russia, this visit is claimed to have strengthened the India-US […]
Port Moresby: The United States will be providing support to Australia for building a new naval base in the Pacific region to stop China, who is tightening its grip over the South China Sea region. This announcement was made by US Vice President Mike Pence, who is on his visit to Papua New Guinea to […]
Tokyo: A vast war exercise involving two aircraft carriers – the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS John C Stennis, ten warships, 150 fighter jets and twelve thousand personnel has commenced in the Philippines Sea. The exercise being held close to the marine region over which China claims its authority is a stern warning to […]
Singapore: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Pakistan saying ‘The source and the roots of all the terrorist attacks around the world are concentrated in only one place.’ Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale informed that the Prime Minister made this allegation during his discussions with the US Vice President Mike Pence. The […]
Singapore: US National Security Advisor John Bolton issued a stern warning saying, ‘The United States will not tolerate the unilateral Chinese military movements to gain control over the South China Sea. The United States will oppose this Chinese military aggression. Anyone coming in the way of the marine freight movement will have to face opposition […]
New Delhi: The first of the ‘Two Plus Two’ talks involving the Defence and Foreign Ministers of both India and the United States, were concluded successfully. On this occasion, the ‘Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement’ (COMCASA) was signed between the two countries. With this agreement, India will have easy access to the super-advanced and sensitive […]