Monthly Archives: August, 2020

India had revoked Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and a substantial amount of autonomy to frame its own laws. The decision was accompanied by splitting the state into two union territories: J&K and Ladakh.

India and China are actively involved in the disengagement process after the dangerous military standoff and clash that took place in Galwan Valley. Although...

"Rafale jets along with S-400 missile defence systems will give the Indian Air Force (IAF) a major combat edge in the entire region and that India's adversaries will think twice before starting a war with it," said the former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal (retd) BS Dhanoa.

At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between security forces and ISIS gunmen raiding an Afghan jail, officials said Monday, after the...

Israel has been actively involved in maintaining its regional nuclear superiority with two key strategies: developing nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction and simultaneously denying its enemies any opportunity to develop one.  This has made the balance of power in the Middle East almost completely in favour of Israel.

A rare ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appeared to hold for the third and final day on Sunday, with hundreds of militant...

The Rafale is one of the most expensive aircraft in the international market. India's deal of 36 jets is worth Rs. 60,000 crores. Experts argue that the high cost is the result of many reasons including general inefficiency in the country's defence sector.

The H-6J is an upgraded variant of the decades-old H-6, a large bomber platform which first flew almost 60 years ago. Its size and longevity, interestingly, appear to parallel the Vietnam-era historic B-52. 

The People's Liberation Army was formed as an armed wing to counter the Anti-Communist purges during the civil wars. Initially called the Red Army, it grew under Mao Zedong and Zhu De from 5,000 troops in 1929 to 200,000 in 1933. Now it has 2.03 million active and 510,000 reserve personnel.

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of wildly popular TikTok, has offered to sell the app's US operations as a way to avert a ban...

Rebels from the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) killed a total of 7 Pakistan army soldiers in two separate attacks according to reports by Indian...

The Indian Navy has rejected the contract for Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Indian Navy believes that that Advanced...

The Chinese Navy (People’s Liberation Army Navy) has installed new turbo generators on its warships. The decision to install the turbo generators comes in...

As tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia escalates, Turkey has deployed F-16 fighter jets in Azerbaijan for joint military exercises. In a statement by Azerbaijan’s...

During the Operation Meghdoot in Siachen in 1984, the Indian Army kept a close watch on suppliers of Arctic gear in Europe, leading to a discovery that the Pakistanis had ordered 150 sets from a dealer in the UK.

Anil Ambani and Rafale Jets: In 2016, India and France signed a purchase agreement for the supply of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a value of €7.87 billion, or about Rs 60,000 crore. Under the agreement, the 36 Rafale procurement offset proposal supports the 'Make In India' initiative.

Earlier, Russian Minister of Industry had confirmed on June 27 that a contract for the procurement of 76 Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft, Russia’s first indigenously designed and built fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, has been concluded between the Moscow and United Aircraft Corporation.