Moscow: – Russia has adopted an aggressive stance. It has been said that much misinformation is being spread during the Russia-Ukraine war in Western and social media. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law with a provision of 15 years of imprisonment for those spreading misinformation against the government. Many US and European […]
Beijing: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had suggested Japan to consider deploying US nuclear weapons in the country. This has sent chills down China’s spine. Chinese foreign ministry criticised that Japan should look back into history before proposing nuclear deployment in the country. At the same time, China has warned that Japan should use […]
Berlin: Warning that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has started a new era, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced significant changes to the German defence policy. These include a fresh provision to take the defence expenditure to more than 2% of the German GDP. There is also an assurance to supply weapons stocks to countries like […]
Seoul: – The increasing number of missile tests by North Korea poses a serious threat to South Korean security. In this scenario, South Korea will be purchasing additional THAAD air defence systems and deploying them in the country. For this, relations with China also will be ‘Reset’. Yoon Suk-Yeol, leading the Presidential contest in South […]
Beijing: China announced sanctions against two US arms companies on selling weapons to Taiwan. The companies are Raytheon Technology and Lockheed Martin. This is the third time China has imposed sanctions against the US defence sector companies. Two weeks ago, the United States approved modernising Patriot Missiles System deployed in Taiwan. This agreement is worth […]
Manila/Warsaw: – Philippines has accelerated the modernisation of its defence forces given the hegemonic Chinese activities in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Philippines signed an agreement with Poland to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters. This is the third extensive defence agreement signed by the Philippines in the last four months. Earlier, the Philippines […]
Warsaw: While the tension between Russia and Ukraine keeps mounting, the United States has decided to supply super-advanced Abrams tanks to Poland. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin made this announcement while he was visiting Poland. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency informed that the US Congress has agreed to supply 250 tanks to Poland. Moreover, […]
Washington: – John Bolton, former US National Security Advisor (NSA), said that China has been evasive regarding the North Korean issues for many years. But the United States needs to change its policies about China in future. Besides, it must demand explanations from China over the North Korean nuclear program. Last week, North Korean dictator […]
New York: ‘Will the Houthi rebels face strong action for launching ballistic missile attacks and killing citizens? Will it face stringent sanctions? When will the appeasement of this terrorist group end?’, UAE has barraged these questions to the UN. UAE Ambassador to the UN Lana Nusseibeh has slammed United Nations in an appeal to impose […]
New Delhi/Manila – Indian Minister of External Affairs’ visit to the Philippines, which has purchased BrahMos missiles from India to augment its naval strength, becomes significant. During the visit of Indian MEA S Jaishankar, both the countries agreed on cooperation in various other fronts along with the Indo-pacific sector. Considering the threat posed by the […]