Monthly Archives: May, 2021
South Asia
Boeing Reveals Offset Obligation To Indian Navy’s P-8I ‘Neptune’ Aircraft Deal
US aerospace giant Boeing, which is selling six P-8I Neptune aircraft to the Indian Navy, has disclosed its offset commitment to 30% of the...
Americas
Threat Is Rapidly Expanding From China – US Strategic Command Calls For Talks With Russia, China
The US has called for dialogue with both Russia and China on nuclear armaments as well as on boosting mutual transparency and building confidence...
Americas
US To Launch GEO-5 Satellite That Can Act As An ‘Advanced Missile Warning System’
The United States is slated to launch an advanced (GEO-5) missile warning satellite, SBIRS GEO-5, on May 17, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) said...
World
Afghan Army Deploys ‘Special Forces’ To Counter The Taliban Challenge
The Afghan army on Friday deployed special units to the key northern Baghlan province amid intense clashes with the Taliban causing casualties on both...
Middle East
Pakistan Navy Get Another Booster-Shot From Turkey With Third Jinnah-Class Warship
Turkey laid the keel for a new Pakistani warship at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard in a ceremony attended by many high-ranking officials last week....
South Asia
Global Media Slams Modi Govt For Prioritizing $1.8B New Parliament Building Over Covid-19 Battered People
The global media has highlighted what they called India's ill-equipped healthcare system and Modi government's "inept" handling of the second wave of the COVID-19...
Expert Reviews
At €7.8B, Why Indian Rafale Jets Are ‘Double The Cost’ Than Egyptian Rafales?
The sale of 30 Rafale fighter jets by France to Egypt in a deal reportedly worth €3.9 billion has raised eyebrows in India. Earlier,...
Americas
US Cyber Command Gives-Up On Terror Organizations Like Islamic State & Shifts Focus To China
The US Cyber Command will be diverting its counterterror resources used against the Islamic State to the Indo-Pacific region, probably to thwart Chinese cyber...
Americas
How US-Led QUAD Nations Can Choke Chinese Navy Submarines Even Before They Hit The Deep Sea?
Geography has been unkind to China. And this could very well provide the US and its QUAD allies with a chance to counter Beijing...
Europe
Big Boost To India’s LCA Tejas Mark II As The UK Agrees To Collaborate On India’s Indigenous Fighter Jet Program
In a major boost to India's LCA Tejas Mark II program, the UK has agreed to collaborate on the development of the 4.5 generation...
EurAsian Region
Russia To Induct Its Most Powerful Ballistic Missile ‘Sarmat’ Capable Of Wiping-Out All Of England
Russia's super-advanced hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Sarmat, is capable of wiping out areas the size of England and Wales, according to reports.Â
The Russian...
Europe
Trouble Erupts Between NATO Allies UK & France; Both London & Paris Deploy Naval Vessels
Amid a fishing row with its NATO ally France, the UK has sent patrol warships to the Jersey Island in the English Channel as...
South Asia
US Expert Calls India’s ‘Mysterious’ Ballistic Missile Submarine A Formidable Deterrent To Regional Opponents
Indian Navy's new ballistic missile submarine, INS Arighat, which is the second in the Arihant-class SSBN, is expected to join the service this year....
World
France Sends 3 More Rafale Fighter Jets to India – Indian Embassy
Three French-made Rafale fighter jets have taken off to India to join the Indian Air Force (IAF) squadron, the Indian Embassy in France said.
"Next...
Asia Pacific
Why China’s New Refueler Y-20 Sends Ominous Signals To India & Others In The Indo-Pacific?
China's development of a new aerial refueler, known as the Y-20-U, would significantly boost the PLA Air Force's capability to carry out long-range raids....
South Asia
India-China Conflict: Withdrawal From Ladakh’s Pangong Tso Was A ‘Grave Mistake’ Â- Former Indian Army General
As the India-China border conflict remains unresolved, a former Indian Army general says that the Army's withdrawal from the Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh...
Americas
Russia-Ukraine Tensions: US Secretary of State To Visit Ukraine Amid Border Tensions With Russia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting Ukraine where he is expected to reaffirm US support to the country amid its tensions...
Asia Pacific
China’s Latest Amphibious Assault Ship Can ‘Match’ Any American Aircraft Carrier With F-35 Jets: Experts
A new Chinese amphibious assault ship carrying attack helicopters can reportedly serve the same purpose as any western aircraft carrier equipped with F-35 fighters.
This...
South Asia
Four Pakistani Soldiers Ambushed While Trying To Fence The Contentious Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others injured in Balochistan's Manzakai Sector while trying to fence the contentions Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The Pakistani ISPR in...
Asia Pacific
Anti-China Sentiments Swelling Across Myanmar Could Spew Trouble For Its Business
China’s strategic and business interests in Myanmar had led it to side passively with the military junta after the February 1 coup. However, the...
