New Delhi: A diplomatic letter from the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to the president, Droupadi Murmu, has sparked competing interpretations about the nature of India-China rapprochement, with Beijing attempting to downplay what sources describe as...
The breakdown in US-India trade talks reveals fundamental philosophical differences about economic sovereignty.New Delhi: The punitive 50% tariffs imposed by the United States president, Donald Trump, on Indian goods appears to have backfired as...
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan.Mhow: The top military leadership has acknowledged persistent disagreements over the proposed theaterization of armed forces, after the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh seemed to disagree with the theate...
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...
The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, has repeatedly emphasized that relations with China cannot normalize until peace and stability return to the borders. Yet despite countless rounds of talks following Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladak...
Jaipur: Sapta Shakti Army wives Welfare Association (AWWA) has hosted the 'ASMITA’ - inspirational stories by Army Wives, a celebration of courage and resilience on August 23-24 at Sapta Shakti Auditorium in Rajasthan’s Jaipur.ASMITA ...
The Navy operates various helicopter platforms, including the indigenous HAL Dhruv advanced light helicopter, as seen in this file photo.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) for 76 naval utility helicopters va...
A political poster of Narendra Modi in an IAF flying overall.As a veteran military officer who has witnessed three consecutive generations of military tradition, I write with profound concern about two disturbing developments that threaten the instit...
A model of the Kaalabhairav drone on display. (Photo: FDWA) Bengaluru: Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based defence startup, has announced a significant milestone in India’s push for self-reliance in military technology, u...
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...