Tokyo: Alarmed by the increasing strength of the Chinese Navy and Air Force, Japan has also started preparations to build an aircraft carrier. Japan has planned to deploy fighter jets on both the Izumo and Kaga helicopter carriers in the naval fleet. The advanced US stealth fighter jets F-35B would be used on both the […]
Jakarta: At least 32 people have been killed and 60 seriously injured, in the violence that broke out two days ago, in the West Papua province in Indonesia. The dead also includes military officials. Further, President Joko Widodo has appealed to the people not to believe in ‘Fake News’. Even in August, there had been […]
Moscow/Washington: Russian Foreign Minister Anton Siluanov announced that henceforth, Russia would purchase debt bonds in currencies other than the US dollar. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Minister also claimed that Russia would not need any financial assistance in the remaining part of the year 2019. Russia, consistently faced with sanctions from the United […]
Moscow: Experts at the international level have been warning that US-China trade war, uncertainty regarding Brexit, tensions over the Iran issue and the sanctions imposed by the United States against various countries would be the factors precipitating a global recession. Against the backdrop of this looming recession, it is reported that Russia has increased its […]
Moscow: After the withdrawal from the INF treaty, the Russian defence forces have started comprehensive war exercises, against the background of the US missile testing and the ongoing G7 summit in France. The Russian Southern Military District, Central Military District, Baltic Sea Fleet and the Arctic sector have begun war drills simultaneously. More than 10,000 […]
Canberra: “In the coming times, the US influence in the Indo-Pacific sector could wane. In such a scenario, it will not be possible even for the United States to defend its allies. If this threat is to be averted, Japan and Australia have to assist the United States, by increasing their military investment and deployment […]
Beijing: North Korea has further added to the concerns of the international community after conducting six missile tests in the last two weeks. Six North Korean military officials visited China and held extensive talks with their Chinese counterparts. It said that China and North Korea concurred on making the military cooperation, more comprehensive, between China […]
Manila: USS Ronald Reagan, the gigantic aircraft carrier of the United States, with 70 fighter jets and more than five thousand naval soldiers, has reached the Manila port in the Philippines. Furthermore, the Philippines agencies informed that two destroyers also had reached the Manila port along with the US aircraft carrier. The local media claim […]
Seoul: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who is currently on a visit to the Indo-Pacific countries, arrived in South Korea on Friday. In the last ten days, North Korea tested missiles twice while criticizing the US and South Korean military cooperation. Given the developments, the US Defense Secretary’s visit to South Korea assumes significance. […]
Phnom Penh: Amid the reports of the ASEAN countries criticizing China for the aggression in the South China Sea, reports of Beijing establishing military cooperation with the state of Cambodia have surfaced. Cambodia informed that China was to supply weapons worth $40 million, under the collaboration. A few days ago, the western media had claimed […]