Seoul: South Korea has announced a ‘Defence Plan’ worth $250 billion including an indigenously built aircraft carrier, against the background of nuclear capabilities of North Korea and the increasing Chinese marine ambitions. In this plan prepared for the period 2021 to 2025, it is recommended to increase the defence expenditure by 6% every year. A […]
New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposals for the purchase of defence equipment, worth ₹87.22 billion. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh recently announced that import of 101 items in the defence equipment list, will be banned to promote domestic manufacture. Most of the proposals for defence equipment purchase, approved by the Defence Acquisition Council […]
Washington: “The US policy of strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan, initially implemented to avoid provoking Beijing to attack Taiwan and encourage peaceful relations, has clearly failed. The PLA’s dramatic military buildup and increased provocations in the Taiwan Strait, along with blatant threats from the CCP, make their intentions toward Taiwan abundantly clear. The United States must […]
Tehran: – Senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reported that the Iranian exercise to destroy the THAAD missile defence system of the United States was successful. At the same time, the IRGC published photographs of the US airbase in Qatar. It is being said that this action is a warning to the […]
Dubai: – Iranian Revolutionary Guards destroyed a replica of a US warship, with missiles, during a war exercise held in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian military officials claimed that Iran demonstrated its military readiness through these war exercises. Whereas, the United States criticised that Iran showed its irresponsibility and imprudence through the war exercise. […]
Washington: On Monday, US-Taiwan envoy, Hsiao Bi-khim, paid a visit to the senior official of the US State Department, David R. Stilwell. Currently, China is conducting a live-fire drill in the South China Sea, and it is said that this could be a preparation for a possible attack campaign on Taiwan. Meanwhile, as the Taiwan […]
Chicago: For the last many decades, the Indian nuclear policy was Pakistan centric. But since the Doklam standoff in 2017, the Indian nuclear policy has become China-centric. The Chinese capital of Beijing is within range for the Indian missiles, and India is keeping a close eye on Chinese movements. A US-based journal, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, […]
Tehran: The series of suspicious blasts and fires continue, and more such fires were reported from three vital installations in Iran. On Sunday, there was a suspicious blast in the power project supplying electricity to the Natanz nuclear plant. At the beginning of this month, a fire at the Natanz nuclear project had caused major […]
Taipei/Tokyo: Taiwan and Japan have initiated strong steps to prevent Chinese intrusion and aggressive actions in the marine sector. Taiwan has started ‘Han Kuang’ war exercise with 8,000 soldiers. At the same time, reports and photographs of the Anti-Ship Missile developed by Japan have been published. These developments, following the anti-China announcement by the United […]
Tehran: – Seven ships were burnt down in a sudden fire at the Bushehr port in Iran. The reason for the fire is not known, but it adds one more incident to the suspicious incidents in Iran, over the last month. The most important Iranian nuclear power project is located in the city of Bushehr. […]