Yearly Archives: 2021
Asia Pacific
‘Great Firewall Of China’: Beijing Plans Stringent Norms & Massive Crackdown To Curb Internet ‘Misuse’
China is set to tighten its grip over the internet by updating the existing legislation, popularly called ‘Great Firewall’, for the first time in...
South Asia
British Think Tank Highlights India’s ‘Silence’ Over Xinjiang & Hong Kong, But Ignores Indian Envoy’s UN Talk
A British think tank has published a report accusing India of keeping mum over alleged Chinese excesses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong even as...
South Asia
Indian Security Agencies Sound Alarm As ISIS-Linked Bangladeshi Terrorists Hiding In Assam & West Bengal
ISIS terrorists then unleashed a reign of terror attacking writers, bloggers, activists, religious minority (Hindu and Christian) leaders. The most horrific of these was the massacre of 20 people, including 17 foreigners, at Gulshan Café in Dhaka on July 1, 2014.
South Asia
Chinese PLA Holds Military Drills At Major India-China Friction Point In Ladakh: WATCH
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is conducting training for its soldiers at Depsang Plains along the LAC in Ladakh, satellite images show. China...
Featured
US Cancels Envoy Kelly Craft’s Visit To Taiwan Ahead Of Jan. 20 Inauguration
The US has canceled a visit to Taiwan by its senior envoy to the UN, officials confirmed on Wednesday. In a statement citing transition...
Americas
Italian Navy’s Aircraft Carrier – Cavour Begins Qualification Trials For F-35B Lightning II Aircraft
The Italian Navy is all set to begin qualification trials and training for F-35B Lightning II aircraft onboard its aircraft carrier Cavour, the Naval...
Middle East
Why India May Never Acquire Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System Despite Being The Best In The World?
The Iron Dome consists of three to four stationary launchers with a combined 20 Tamir missiles and a battlefield radar system. According to its creators, each battery can protect an area of 60 square miles and the system has achieved an effectiveness of 90 percent.
EurAsian Region
Kazakhstan ‘Highly Apprehensive’ Of Russia & China As Kazakh President Vows To Protect Its Territorial Integrity
Kazakhstan has scaled up its rhetoric on protecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, most probably against Russian and Chinese expansionist threats.
Kazakhstan President...
South Asia
Indian Air Force Base Near China Border Gets ‘Fighter Shelters’ That Can Withstand 2000-Pound Bomb
The Indian Air Force also has another technology to repair damaged runways in a few hours. The combination of the hardened shelters and capability to repair damaged runways quickly gives India an operational edge in combat with China.
India-Pakistan News
Indian Navy Undertakes Massive Drills To Safeguard The Country From Another 26/11 Mumbai-Like Terror Attacks
Indian Navy Spokesperson posted a statement, saying "#IndianNavy in coordination with all #Maritime stakeholders commences 2nd edition of #ExSeaVigil, largest biennial pan-India #Coastal Defence exercise involving 13 states & UTs, spanning over 7500 km of #Indian coastline & entire Exclusive Economic Zone of (India)."
South Asia
India ‘Offers’ Military Assistance To Afghanistan As The US Gradually Pulls Out From The War-Torn Nation – Reports
Amid the ongoing intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, will India assist Afghanistan militarily? According to a report in ThePrint, New Delhi has assured Kabul...
Asia Pacific
Will Winds Of Change Sweep Eastern Ladakh & Normalize Ties Between India & China?
Are India, China ties coming back on track? The Indian Army recently handed over a Chinese soldier who transgressed across the Line of Actual Control, to the People’s Liberation Army.
Featured
China Reveals New Variant Of J-20 Stealth Fighter Jets That Can ‘Take-On’ American F-35: Watch
The Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) has unveiled the first look of a new, twin-seat variant of the J-20 stealth fighter. A video released on...
Featured
African Development Bank Pledges $6.5B For Africa’s Great Green Wall
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged to mobilize $6.5 billion in support of Africa's Great Green Wall, a flagship initiative led by the African Union to...
South Asia
Stop Targeted Killings Of Shia People — Senior Iranian Cleric Warns Pakistan
Senior Iranian cleric has asked Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan to put an end to the targeted killings of the Shia Hazaras. The Shia...
Featured
DRDO Offers New Heating Devices To Indian Army Soldiers Deployed In Eastern Ladakh
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed multiple products to help Indian troops survive the subzero temperatures in Eastern Ladakh where they...
Featured
How Powerful Is Iran’s ‘Clone’ Of American Sidewinder Missile That It Recently Launched From A Drone?
Iran has reportedly fired its enigmatic Azarakhsh missile, which is believed to be a clone of the American-made AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, from one of...
South Asia
Why Is Whole Of Pakistan Including PM Imran Khan Mourning The Death Of A Gold Smuggler?
Pakistan mourned the demise of a "renowned industrialist and social figure", Seth Abid Hussain, the man who had allegedly built his business empire through...
Featured
Why India’s Release Of Chinese Soldier Is ‘An Act Of Peace’ But Freeing IAF Pilot Abhinandan Was Pakistan’s ‘Compulsion’?
India on Monday released the Chinese soldier who had strayed into the Ladakh area three days ago. While New Delhi called this an "act...
Middle East
Iran To Import AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines From India, China, Russia — Report
Days after banning the imports of Covid-19 vaccines from the US and the UK, Iran is planning to procure some two million doses of...
