New Delhi: The negotiation between India and Japan over the purchase of ‘ShinMaywa US-2’ amphibious aircraft is in its final stages. Japan has shown its willingness to reduce the purchase price of these aircraft for India that are designed for surveillance, search-and-rescue operations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Japan in the next month. […]
New Delhi : After long deliberations Russia has agreed to lease out its Akula class nuclear submarine to India. The final decision was taken during the discussions held between the Indian Prime Minister and the Russian President in the recently held BRICS meeting at Goa. Along with this important agreement, the two countries also decided to […]
Washington : In order to counter China’s increasing might and aggression, India and the US have signed a defense agreement ‘Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement.’ (LEMOA). The agreement was signed between the Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. This will enable both the countries to have access to each […]
New Delhi : Relations between India and Maldives have been developing along well in various sectors. Maldives in addition to defense co-operation has requested for India’s assistance to counter terrorism threats too. On 29th August, Maldivian National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Chief will be visiting India for discussion in this matter. Maldivian Foreign Minister Mohamed Asim said […]
New Delhi/Washington : A leading US corporate manufacturing unmanned armed aircrafts (drones) is in the process of setting up its office in Delhi. India is planning to buy unmanned aircrafts (drones). Against this background the company has expressed confidence that opening an office in the Indian capital will accelerate the process of supplying drones to India. […]
Pretoria (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting South Africa on the last leg of his 4-day African tour, declared that ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ belonged to South Africa as much as he belonged to India. “This visit is an opportunity to pay homage to two of the greatest human souls to have ever walked this earth- Mahatma […]
Okinawa, date-11th – The combined war practice has begun between the Indian, US and the Japanese navies near Malabar. This practice has been initiated at a distance of 400 kilometers from Senkaku group of islands, Japan and the battleships belonging to all the 3 countries, along with destroyer warships, submarines, helicopters and the war planes are […]
Mumbai – Having secured the development project of the strategically vital ‘Chahbahar’ Port in South-eastern Iran, India is keenly eyeing the Payra Port project in Bangladesh. China’s aggressive posturing in the Indian Ocean has been a matter of grave concern and India is actively working on countering same. China is currently developing Colombo Port in […]
New Delhi, 23rd May, 2016-India signed four defence MOUs with Oman as defence minister Manohar Parrikar concluded his three-day tour to Oman – a strategically important gulf country for India. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited Oman between 20- 24th May. Bilateral talks were held between defence ministers of the two countries Manohar Parrikar of India […]
Moscow: India and Russia stand for a more just and polycentric world order. The position of India and Russia on many international issues is almost the same, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. As Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar begins his Russia tour, these claims by the Russian Foreign Ministry become significant. […]