Monthly Archives: May, 2021
South Asia
Galwan Valley Clash: China Had Forewarned India Of ‘Serious Consequences’ Over Border Conflict In Ladakh
The Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh is once again in the news after a media report claimed that Indian Army soldiers and Chinese PLA...
Europe
Lessons For India: France Deploys Latest Version Of MQ-9 Reaper Drones For Counter-Terror Operations
France has, for the first time, deployed the latest MQ-9 'Block-5' Reaper armed drone in counterterror operations in Africa. India is among the countries...
EurAsian Region
Rafale vs Su-35: Did India, Egypt Make The Right Move By Opting For French Rafales Over Russian Sukhois?
Last week, India received more Dassault Rafale jets while Egypt signed its second Rafale deal with France, sidelining the second batch of Russian Su-35...
Europe
Belarus Diverts Ryanair Flight To Arrest Activist; US, EU, NATO Slam ‘Outrageous’ Move
EU leaders and NATO’s secretary-general sharply criticized Belarus on Sunday for diverting a Ryanair flight to Minsk in order to detain a Belarusian activist.
"Very...
South Asia
#EndMiG21: Friends Start Campaign Against MiG-21 Jets After The Death Of Sq. Leader Abhinav Chaudhary In Fatal Crash
The death of Squadron Leader Abhinav Chaudhary in the Friday crash of MiG-21 Bison aircraft near the western sector in Punjab has created unprecedented...
Asia Pacific
Indian, Chinese Soldiers Again Clashed At Galwan Valley; Indian Army Rejects Report
Indian Army soldiers had another confrontation with the Chinese PLA troops in the no-patrolling zone at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in the first...
Middle East
Israeli ‘Adir’ A Heavily Modified Variant Of F-35 Stealth Jet Proved Its Mettle Against Hamas
Israeli F-35-I Adir fighter jets unleashed waves of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, targeting "militant hideouts" and "military infrastructure" in the recent conflict with...
Middle East
How Saudi Arabia’s National Carrier Outflew Emirates, Qatar Airways To Become The Largest Airlines In The Middle East
This summer, Saudia -- Saudi Arabia's national carrier -- became the largest airline in the Middle East owing to its extensive domestic network that...
South Asia
India-China Conflict: After Ladakh, Will Arunachal Trigger Another Clash Between India, China?
As India, China border conflict persists and the possibility of another clash remains high, Indian Army Chief Gen. MM Naravane’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh...
South Asia
With A Surging Net-Worth, Why Gautam Adani Could Soon Eclipse Mukesh Ambani As India’s Richest Person?
Gautam Adani, founder-chairman of Adani Group, climbed to the 14th spot on the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index and emerged as India's second-richest person fuelling speculations...
Americas
US Military Base In India – After QUAD Pact, Will Modi Invite The US Navy To Andaman Islands?
In the strategic circles in both the US and India, there are now more voices favoring the idea of India providing a military base...
Europe
As India Awaits More F-3 Standard Rafale Jets, Dassault Starts Testing The Latest F4 Variant
The latest F4-1 variant of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet has recently undergone the first series of combat tests, the French Ministry of Defense...
Europe
Dassault Likely To Grab Another Deal For Rafale Jets As HRZ Looks To Replace Its MiG-21 Fighters — Reports
After two big Rafale fighter deals, Dassault Aviation might get another order this year, this time from the Croatian Air Force (Croatian: Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo or HRZ).
According...
Asia Pacific
Bloodshed Ends In Gaza But ‘Neglected’ Myanmar Continues To Bleed Profusely
Even as the global community has prevailed in bringing peace to the Gaza strip and initiating a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, a neglected...
World
MiG-21 Crash: Former Pilot Takes A Dig At HAL; Says Dassault Rightly Rejected Local Manufacturing Of Rafale Jets In India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) reported yet another crash involving a MiG-21 Bison aircraft on Friday near the western sector in Punjab. The pilot,...
World
Thousands Of Protesters March Across Pakistan To Condemn Palestine, Kashmir Atrocities
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched across Pakistan on Friday to denounce Israel's attacks on Gaza as the country observed Palestine Solidarity Day while...
World
Afghan Civil War Likely To Intensify, Turn Uglier After US Troops’ Hasty Withdrawal: ANALYSIS
Despite the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the hurried pullout of US troops is unlikely to bring the needed reconciliation to the landlocked nation and may,...
World
Why India Simply Refuses To Retire Its Soviet-Era MiG-21 Fighter Jets?
The crash of the Indian Air Force’s MiG-21 Bison fighter jet has once again aroused furious reactions from netizens and called the government for...
Americas
MiG-21 Fighter Jet Conducts Joint Air Force Drills With F-15E, F-35 Stealth Aircraft
Military personnel from six countries rounded up nine days of the Astral Knight 21 air and missile defense exercise which included F-35, F-16, F-15E,...
Europe
WATCH: Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet Takes On One Of The World’s Fastest Cars In Drag-Race
In a recently released video, Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, one of the world's fastest and costliest cars, can be seen "racing" with a Dassault...
