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Monthly Archives: July, 2020

US-China ties to worsen as Trump set to block all Chinese claims in South China Sea

Ties between US and China could dramatically worsen over the South China Sea after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington now regards virtually all Chinese maritime claims outside its internationally recognised waters to be illegitimate. 

Experts Blame PM Modi’s ‘Free Hand’ To Indian Army For Clash With Chinese Troops

India and China saw the worst face off in the last 45 years on the border. After the troops of the two neighbouring countries clashed on the LAC in the Galwan valley leaving 20 Indian troops dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties

India-China Big Meet Today – Will Chinese army withdraw from Pangong Tso and Depsang?

The meeting between top Indian and Chinese commanders will take place in Chushul in Ladakh. The planned tactics to defuse tension are the most complicated yet for the two nations that stand eyeball-to-eyeball in various border areas of Ladakh including Pangong Tso area and in Depsang plains.

Indian top court declines to restrict ‘Amarnath Yatra’ Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Indian Supreme court has declined to restrict Amarnath Yatra - the Hindu pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir. “Whether...

US exasperated over Iran-China $400 billion pact

China's 400 dollar deal is a breather for Iran's economy which is hard hit by Trump "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic nation. Tehran has been hit hard by these sanctions reimposed following Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $10 B investment in India

CEO of Google - Sundar Pichai was speaking at the sixth edition of Google for India conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, where a host of measures to be undertaken by the tech giant such as expanding the scope of digital payments using Google Pay and developing low-cost smartphones to transition feature phone users into smartphone users were also announced.

COVID-19 : 50,000 South Africans could die of Coronavirus in 2020

South Africa's president has advised the public to follow COVID-19 measures seriously as scientists predict the virus could kill up to 50,000 people in...

Turkey stands with Azerbaijan “with all it has” against clash with Armenia

Turkish foreign minister on Monday strongly denounced the deadly attack by Armenian armed forces on Azerbaijani troops. https://eurasiantimes.com/armenia-vs-azerbaijan-how-pakistan-backed-azerbaijan-poses-a-confronts-india-backed-armenia/ Mevlut Cavusoglu in a televised interview called on...

S-400 vs Rafale: Turkey to deploy Russian S-400 Missile to counter French Rafale Jets

India would be keeping a close eye as French-built Rafale jets could take on Russian-designed S-400 air defence systems in Libya. India is set to acquire both S-400s and Rafale jets as Turkey looks to protect its interest in Libya

US-China tensions: China slaps counter sanctions on US officials over Uighur rights

Earlier, US sanctioned member of Chinese Communist Party, 3 other officials over human rights abuses of Uighurs in Xinjiang

Arab World hails Turkish decision to reconvert Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

The Turkish decision to reconvert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque after serving decades as a museum has won praise in the Arab...

Islamabad reopens India-Pakistan border at Wagah for Afghan transit trade

Pakistan has announced that it was reopening the Wagah border, that connects India and Pakistan, from July 15 to resume exports from Afghanistan to...

India, Pakistan accuse each other of cease fire violations; targeting civilians

Pakistan says that Indian Army again resorted to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) wounding as many as six civilians according to...

Covid-19 in India: Over 28,500 Coronavirus cases emerge in India in last 24 hours

With 28,701 new cases in the last 24 hours, India Monday saw the biggest surge in COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a...

Stealth vs Thrust: Why Indian Air Force needs American jets instead of Russian aircraft?

For the US and much of the world, the stealth fighter jets - F-22s and F-35s indicate US air dominance and prowess. However, with the arrival of 'highly manoeuvrable' SU-57, the Russians are confident that they can challenge US dominance

Indian Army neutralizes 6 active militants near India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh

The Indian Army in a joint operation with Assam Rifles and Arunachal Police killed six rebels belonging to NSCN (IM) in Longding district. The ...

Learning from Galwan clash, Indian Army to procure RQ-11 UAV Raven for reconnaissance missions

The Indian army is keen to procure RQ-11 UAV Raven - unmanned aerial vehicle from the US besides Israeli Spike Firefly “loitering” munition to...

Taliban rejects calls for cease-fire by the Afghan Government, International community

In line with a landmark US-Taliban peace agreement -- which was only cautiously welcomed by the Afghan government -- some 5,000 Taliban prisoners should have been released months ago from government prisons in return for the estimated 1,000 captive security forces.

Four Pakistan Army soldiers killed in North Waziristan near Afghan Border

The clash occurred near Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan, during a raid on a hideout and resulted in the death of four troops, the statement by Pakistan’s army said.

Hundreds protest in the UK againt arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

The protest organized by the Stop the War Coalition took place days after the UK government’s decision to continue arming the Saudi-led coalition.

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