Shehbaz Sharif (L) and Mohammed bin Salman after signing the mutual defence pact. (Photo: Saudi Arabia official release) New Delhi: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a landmark defence agreement that radically alters the Middle Eastern secur...
An Indian Air Force Rafale. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has submitted a formal proposal to the defence ministry seeking approval for the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under the “Make in India” framework...
Vladimir Putin (L), Narendra Modi (C), and Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, on September 1, 2025.The evolving strategic scenario in Asia, marked by China’s military ascendancy and America’s recalibrated foreign-policy approach, de...
File photo showing Indian and Chinese troops during an “Exercise Hand in Hand” interaction in Chengdu, China.As the prime minister, Narendra Modi, prepares for his first visit to China in seven years to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Org...
Sergio Gor.The appointment of 38-year-old Sergio Gor as both US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs marks a watershed moment in India-US relations – and not necessarily for the better. As someone who has wi...
This screenshot taken from an amateur video shows the Agni-5 missile flying towards its target during its test. New Delhi: India successfully test-fired its Agni-5 (Agni V) intermediate-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at C...
Narendra Modi (L) with Xi Jinping during the October 2024 meeting in Kazan, Russia. (File photo)The arrival of China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, in New Delhi on August 18 for the 24th round of special representatives’ talks on the disput...
Anas Jamal Mahmoud al-Sharif (December 3, 1996 – August 11, 2025).New Delhi: An Israeli airstrike just before midnight on Sunday destroyed a clearly marked press tent near al-Shifa Hospital’s main entrance in Gaza City, killing six journa...
An Indian Air Force Jaguar during a live-fire training operation. (File photo)New Delhi: A twin-seater Jaguar IB trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wed...