Monthly Archives: July, 2020

The UAE has relied on mercenaries in its wars in Libya and Yemen and also deployed them in a number of ports in countries along the Red Sea coast. In 2011, the UAE signed a $529 million contract with Reflex Response Security Consultants managed by infamous Blackwater Worldwide founder Eric Prince, who has legal problems in the US because of his security business.

Taiwan-China War: Even though many experts believe that the Republic of China with US support would fall quickly in the face of a Chinese onslaught, the reality is far from it. At Taiwan’s disposal is a growing arsenal of long-range, supersonic cruise missiles, including the deadly Yun Feng missile.

US-Japan Trade Relations: US President Donald Trump has failed to reciprocate the allyship shown by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe who was the first among the world leaders to reach up to the Trump Tower in New York to congratulate the U.S. president-elect on a victory in 2016.

It is important to understand why the US is singlehandedly going after Huawei. Even though Huawei isn't a state-owned tech giant, it has received considerable support from the Chinese state including a $30bn line of credit from the China Development Bank.

US-China tensions are set to grow after the US administration on announced sanctions against four Chinese nationals and a firm that are alleged to...

India’s bid to prosecute Kashmiri journalists suggests a “pattern of silencing independent reporting on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir through the threat of criminal...

Dirilis Ertugrul, set in 13th century Anatolia, now modern-day Turkey, is based on stories of the Muslim Oghuz Turks, fighting Christian Byzantines, invading Mongols and Crusaders.

"Pakistan provided second consular access to commander Kulbhushan Jadhav at the Indian request today. First consular access under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) 1963 was earlier provided by Pakistan on September 2, 2019," said a Foreign Office statement.

A UN human rights expert blasted Israel and said the Jewish nation should quickly end what amounts to “collective punishment” against Palestinian people, which...

Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict - The attack of the Armenian army with heavy weapons on the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan suddenly changed the world agenda and...

COVID-19 in UK: “I’m pleased to report that we’ve continued to make steady progress in our collective effort to beat the coronavirus. For three weeks now the number of new cases identified through testing, each day has been below 1,000,” British PM said

The S-400 air defence system has become a mainstream Russian military export apart from MiG and Sukhoi fighter jets. Currently, India is waiting to receive its delivery of the S-400 missiles it agreed to buy from Moscow in October 2018.

As the threat of war looms over Asia between China and its neighbours including India, Japan, Taiwan, ASEAN or the US, Japan has got...

Every morning Kiran Jha wakes up and leaves for work, visiting households on her block and asking residents to wear masks and checking their...

"As part of mandatory requirement prior to accord Bulk Production Clearance (BPC), a joint team of Indian Army, IAF and ADRDE conducted validation Trials at Agra today, on two systems, which were dropped from IL76 ac from an altitude of 600 mtrs at 280 kmph speed. The store landed safely with the help of a cluster of five large size parachutes (750 sqm each)," according to a release by DRDO. 

Amid simmering India-China border tensions, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Leh, Ladakh on Friday on a day-long visit to carry out a...

These moves in Kashmir will add more tensions to already strained ties between India and China. According to experts, "Exploiting India's vulnerabilities is an essential element of China's "contain India" policy."

The Pakistani Navy has not shared information on the submarines docked on the quay outside its special forces headquarters in Karachi writes HI Sutton...

China joins Russia and the US after an upgraded version of the Chinese J-20B stealth fighter jet formally entered mass production. This poses a big risk for neighbours like India, Japan and other ASEAN nations.

As China looks to disengage with India, Beijing is engaged in massive conflict with the US. In recent years, China has been assertive in consolidating jurisdictional claims, expanding the military reach and rejecting claims of other states through coercive diplomacy.