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...
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...
Narendra Modi (L) and Vladimir Putin. (File photo)New Delhi: The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, telephoned the prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday, to brief him on his recent summit with the US president, Donald Trump. This comes as India gr...
Narendra Modi during his Independence Speech from the Red Fort, on August 15, 2025.New Delhi: India has announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a comprehensive indigenous missile defence system designed to protect the country’s strategic installati...
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...
Map showing India’s east and northeast with neighbouring countries’ locations for perspective. (Map not to scale)In the annals of military strategy, there exists a fundamental principle that nations ignore at their peril: threats, like ti...
Udaygiri (L) and Himgiri during sea trials.New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission two advanced stealth frigates simultaneously on August 26. This will mark an unprecedented milestone in the country’s naval expansion programme. INS Udaygiri ...
K-9 Vajra assembly line at the L&T factory in Hazira, Gujarat. (Photo: Larsen & Turbo)New Delhi: India’s defence production reached an unprecedented ₹150,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, marking an 18 per cent increase fro...
Donald Trump (L) and Narendra Modi.New Delhi: The United States president, Donald Trump, has imposed sweeping 50% tariffs on India. This marks the most severe deterioration in bilateral relations since the countries began their strategic partnership ...
Map showing Damak, Nepal; Siliguri Corridor (marked by two thin red lines); Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh; and Gelephu, Bhutan. Also shown is the 2017 India-China standoff site at Doklam. (Google Maps)Pakistan’s military spokesman, Lieutenant General...