Monthly Archives: February, 2021
EurAsian Region
India’s Ambitious AK-203 Manufacturing Deal With Kalashnikov Is Hanging Fire
India’s plan to indigenously manufacture AK-203 modern assault rifles is hanging fire, and the government has no answer as to when exactly the production...
Asia Pacific
Philippines President Duterte Threatens To ‘Immediately Terminate’ Military Deal With The US
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he will “immediately terminate” a bilateral military deal with Washington if US nuclear weapons are dumped in...
EurAsian Region
Did Russian Iskander Missiles & Indian Radars Fail To Protect Armenia From The Jaws Of Azerbaijan?
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s remarks on why the Russian-made Iskander ballistic missiles did not explode during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict created a sensation in the...
India-Pakistan News
Arjun vs Al-Khalid Tank – How Will India’s Homegrown Arjun MK-1A Tank Fare Against Pakistan’s Al-Khalid?
India’s Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) on February 23 cleared the proposal for the acquisition of the indigenous Arjun MK-1A battle tanks for around Rs...
Expert Reviews
After The Historic LOC Ceasefire, Have India & Pakistan Started To Negotiate The ‘Kashmir Issue’?
The India-Pakistan joint statement on the Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire on February 25 is among the rarest of its kind to have avoided...
Americas
China Could Field Its Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet Before The US – Top USAF Official Apprehends
A top US Air Force official has expressed apprehension about whether the country will be able to develop the sixth-generation fighter jet before China...
Americas
‘Chinese Attack’ On Taiwan’ – U.S. Needs To Deploy More Anti-Ship Missiles To Halt Chinese PLAN – Top Commander
The US military needs to quickly and strategically deploy more anti-ship missiles capable of targeting Chinese vessels coming to invade Taiwan, a former US...
Americas
Can Iran Dominate Middle-East Airspace With Indigenous Version Of MQ-9 Reaper Drones?
Has Iran launched its own version of the US' MQ-9 Reaper drone? The Middle-Eastern nation has unveiled its new Kaman-22 drone, which is said...
Middle East
Why Is Turkey Aggressively Pushing For Greater Cooperation With Bangladesh?
Analysis By Anupama Ghosh
The year 2019 saw Turkey launch its ‘Asia Anew’ initiative in a bid to boost its cooperation with Asian countries. Increasing...
World
Imran Khan Congratulates Pakistan Armed Forces For Repealing Indian Attack On This Day
Pakistan is celebrating the second anniversary of Operation Swift Retort to pay homage to the fighter pilots and all other security forces involved in...
India-Pakistan News
Pakistan PM Imran Khan Takes A Dig At FATF; Says Watchdogs Shouldn’t Be Used As Pressure Tools
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said the international organizations dealing with tax matters and illicit financing should not be used as instruments of pressure...
South Asia
Five Key Reasons Why Pakistan Continues To Be On FATF ‘Grey List’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to keep Pakistan on the “grey list” till June for failing to act on six key...
Expert Reviews
Saudi Arabia Rejects US Report On Murder Of Jamal Khashoggi; Calls It Unacceptable Assessment
Saudi Arabia has rejected a report submitted to the US Congress regarding the murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi, according to a foreign ministry...
Middle East
Chinook vs Stallion: Why Did Israel Overlook Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook For Lockheed’s CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter?
Putting all speculation to rest, Israel's Defense Ministry has finally picked the Lockheed Martin CH-53K 'King Stallion' heavy-lift helicopter for the country's military. It...
South Asia
Post India-China Border Disengagement, Indian, Chinese FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, LAC Management
After the military disengagement agreement on the Ladakh border, Chinese and Indian foreign ministers have established contacts to discuss bilateral issues in a bid...
South Asia
Imran Khan Thanks Sri Lanka On Ending Ban On COVID-19 Burials
Sri Lanka has ended a ban on the burial of COVID-19 victims after facing severe international criticism.
https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1365172240686456834
Sri Lanka banned the burial of pandemic victims...
India-Pakistan News
How Did Then-IAF Chief Dhanoa Break The Balakot News To India’s NSA Ajit Doval?
The 2019 Balakot airstrikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) were a well-planned operation, involving all modern assets of the Indian military. As soon...
India-Pakistan News
UN General Assembly President Welcomes India-Pakistan Border Truce Over Kashmir
UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has welcomed a renewed “agreement of cease-fire” by rival militaries of India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC)...
India-Pakistan News
Counter OPED: How A Multicultural, Vibrant Kashmir Turned Into An Extremist Hotbed Over The Years
On February 21, The EurAsian Times published an opinion piece, titled 'Why Kashmir Is A True Symbol Of Multiculturalism Despite All The Issues' by...
Americas
US Army’s Latest Microwave Weapon ‘THOR’ Can Thwart Enemy Swarm-Drone Attacks
The US Army will carry out field-testing of a new microwave weapon called THOR, designed to thwart enemy swarm-drone attacks, in the next few...
