New Delhi: In an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation for over two years now, India and China today announced that they have begun troops disengagement at one of the key friction points in Gogra-Hot Springs in eastern Ladakh, following discussions between military commanders on Jul. 17. The troopers of the two […]
(Editor’s Note: The views expressed are that of the authors. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Dr Jagmeet Bawa The demise of democratically elected government in Afghanistan and the rise of theocratic Taliban is a major national security […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Russia, a trustworthy old friend, has backed India in the bitter face off with China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. The support is significant for New Delhi as it has come ahead of the crucial BRICS meeting to be […]
New Delhi: India’s cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved agreements on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan respectively to fight terrorism and organised crime. The approvals came ex-post facto for both the agreements that were signed on Oct. 29 and Nov. 20 by India, […]
Tashkent (Uzbekistan): India has extended a concessional line of credit to Uzbekistan for procuring goods and services in the defence sector. This was the key takeaway from the meeting between India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and his Uzbek counterpart Major General Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov here today. Rajnath […]
New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh will leave for Tashkent, Uzbekistan tomorrow to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and participate in bilateral engagements with the Uzbekistan government. Rajnath Singh will represent India in the meeting of Council of Heads of Government […]