The military of the United States has formally begun its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost 20 years in the country, Army General Austin Scott Miller confirmed on Sunday.This development comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden announced that all US troops would be out of the country by…

The 36-year-old attacker, identified as Jamel Gorchene, stabbed a woman who worked at the police station in Rambouillet, a suburb southwest of Paris, on Friday as she was returning from a breakA Tunisian man who stabbed to death a police employee outside Paris watched jihadist propaganda videos just before the…

Firepower demonstration of advanced version of main battle tank Arjun Mark-1 ALFA took place at Pokhran field firing range in Jaisalmer district on Friday.Konark Corps GOC Lt Gen P S Minhas, Battle Axe Division GOC Major Gen Ajit Singh Gehlot and other senior officers were present to witness the firing…

Sri Lanka’s police arrested a top Muslim legislator Saturday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people, as pressure mounted to speed up the investigation.Detectives took Rishad Bathiudeen, leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Party (ACMP) and a former minister, into custody under the Prevention of…

In the mid-1970s, I set sail as a young ensign, my first deployment after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. We sailed west from San Diego on a brand-new Spruance-class destroyer. As a Cold War sailor, I was deeply disappointed that the ship was not headed into northern Atlantic waters…

The Indian and French navies on Sunday kicked off a three-day mega wargame in the Arabian Sea in the backdrop of rising concern over China’s growing maritime presence in the Indian Ocean region.The French Navy has deployed its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, and its entire carrier strike group…

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone today with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, expressing deep sympathy for the people of India following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Mr. Sullivan affirmed America’s solidarity with India, the two countries with the greatest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.…

As a representation of the ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’ in the UK’s foreign policy, the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier – the largest ship ever built by the Royal Navy – will sail to India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the wider region. The Carrier will visit West Coast Ports where it will…

 India on Thursday dispatched a deep submergence rescue vessel to Bali to help in locating the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, missing since Wednesday with 53 sailors aboard. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh talked with his Indonesian counterpart on April 22 pledging India’s full support to Indonesia in finding the vessel.…

 The first Northrop-Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft destined for Japan took its maiden flight in the United States last week, as the Asian country ramps up its intelligence gathering capability to monitor North Korean and Chinese military activities. In a news release, Northrop-Grumman said the high-altitude, long endurance drone…

The Army is planning to procure around 350 light tanks in a phased manner under the Make in India initiative. On Friday, it floated a Request for Information (RFI) to seek prospective vendors.These 25-ton tanks, if and when procured, would form nearly six regiments in the Army.The preliminary document comes…

EDF made a binding offer to provide equipment and tech to build 6 power reactors in India. NCPIL will be responsible for construction and the commissioning of these reactors at Jaitapur Nuclear Power PlantFrench state-controlled energy group Électricité de France (EDF) has made a binding offer to build six third-generation…

Amid shortage of oxygen in hospitals during the second wave of COVID-19, the Ministry of Defence has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany.“Twenty-three mobile oxygen generation plants are being airlifted from Germany that will be deployed in AFMS hospitals catering to the COVID patients,” a defence…

Police officers secure the area where an attacker stabbed a female police administrative worker, in Rambouillet, near Paris, FranceThe attacker died after police opened fire on him at the stationA woman administrator lost her life in a stabbing attack by a Tunisian man at a police station in Paris on…

NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station on Friday, the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight.The company’s Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, also making its second flight, streaked…

A powerful explosion rocked Tomer weapons factory located in central Israel’s Ramle city on Tuesday.The blast occurred during a “routine test.” Officials may have underestimated the collateral damage of the test, which led to the explosion, Haaretz newspaper reported today.The factory produces rocket engines, Arrow 4 missile interception system, and…

 The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday said the fifth batch of the Rafale aircraft arrived in India after flying a distance of almost 8,000 km from France. The IAF did not disclose the number of aircraft that landed in India but people familiar with the development said four jets…

The blast took place in Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province where Pakistan military has been fighting a decade-long low-level insurgencyA deadly blast at a luxury hotel rocked Pakistani city of Quetta late on Wednesday. The blast killed at least four people. Pakistan’s interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told AFP that…

Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday expelled an Antigua-registered ship that entered the island’s territory without declaring a radioactive cargo bound for China. The country’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Council said the MV BBC Naples was asked to leave after it was found to be in the Chinese-run port of Hambantota on…

The first flight took place at the Sikorsky / Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) plant in Owego, New York. India became the latest country to place an order for 24 MH-60Rs in February 2020. It has to be noted that the weapons package for these helicopters is till…

Technology is the central pillar of modern warfare. Paul Maxwell, Lt. Col. (Retd.) of the US army said the use of AI would improve capability and resilience, and the military cannot afford to ignore this: “Certainly our opponents will and we must be able to attack and defeat their AIs,”…

Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said Wednesday. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise when it missed a scheduled reporting call.The submarine is…

Australia on Wednesday announced it would revoke a state government’s deal to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, saying it was inconsistent with the nation’s foreign policy. Canberra last year introduced new laws widely seen as targeting China that allow it to scrap any agreements between state authorities and foreign…

Tejas, Indian Air Force’s indigenous supersonic jet, is well on its way to becoming one of the most potent fighters in the four-plus generation combat aircraft class. The Tejas took a step by successfully firing the Israeli Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile off Goa coast. It was a…

The Republic of China Air Force might not survive the fiery early moments of a Chinese attack on the island country. The People’s Liberation Army could pummel Taiwanese air bases with thousands of rockets and cruise missiles. Any ROCAF fighters that manage to take off could face dire odds in…

The armed forces have been given emergency procurement powers and all departments have been told to work on a war footing to help civil administration throughout the country in the battle against Covid-19. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who held a virtual meeting on the public health crisis with top officials…

India is among the guest countries invited to join parts of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting to be hosted by the UK next month, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Tuesday. The meeting in London will be the first in-person summit of the foreign ministers…

Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military’s Reconciliation Centre in Syria, said Russian warplanes hit two militant hideouts northeast of Palmyra. Karpov said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the air raid killed some 200 militants and destroyed 24 vehicles and about 500 kilograms…

South Korea celebrated its entry into the “elite group of fighter jet producers” this month, unveiling its domestically-developed KF-21 Boramae in a blaze of lights and pop music and a glowing endorsement from President Moon Jae-in. Moon lauded the technology, economic benefits, military capabilities, and national prestige the development of…

France has recalled 15 diplomats from Pakistan in the wake of violent protests and clashes involving a banned group that is demanding the expulsion of the French envoy over the publication of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. The Pakistan government banned the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Anti-Terrorism Act on…

In a major seizure, an Indian Navy ship has recovered more than 300 kg of narcotics materials from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea. A press release from the Indian Navy on Monday stated the INS Suvarna was on surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea when it encountered a…

I was not surprised that Joe Biden decided to finally pull the plug on the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Back in 2002, it was reasonable to hope that our invasion there to topple Osama bin Laden and his Taliban allies could be extended to help make that country a more…

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was asked on the Fox News Sunday program about the risk of a repeat of what happened in Iraq, where Islamic State militants seized territory after U.S. troops withdrew in 2011. No one can offer guarantees about Afghanistan’s future after U.S. troops leave,…

The squadron will operate three state-of-the-art Dhruv MK-III helicopters — a multi-role chopper with the Shakti engine manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft, a step up from MK-1, will be able to mitigate low visibility during search and rescue operations even at night, naval officers said on Monday.…

The People’s Liberation Army has deployed an advanced long-range rocket launcher to the Himalayas, in a move aimed at reinforcing China’s border defence and acting as a deterrent to India, according to a military mouthpiece and analysts. It is the first time that the PLA has confirmed the deployment of…

The annual pilgrimage, or Hajj, is when Muslims travel to their holy site of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It takes place during Dhu al-Hijjah, which literally means “Lord of the Pilgrimage” and is the final month in the Islamic calendar. This year the Hajj is meant to take place between…

A four-member team of the Indian Army conducted a three-month-long training camp on guerrilla warfare in Nigeria for 200 Nigerian Army personnel this year, said officials on Sunday. The Indian Army officials said four members of its mobile training team (IA-MTT) conducted counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations training for…

The US has imposed sanctions on six Pakistani nationals and four of their organisations for aiding Russian companies to evade sanctions by fraudulent measures. The US Department of Treasury in a statement said that Pakistan nationals who are sanctioned are: Mohsin Raza, Mujtaba Raza, Syed Hasnain, Muhammad Hayat, Syed Raza…

Indian Air Force Chief, Rakesh Bhadauria will flag off 6 Rafale fighters from the Merignac-Bordeaux airbase in France on Wednesday.The IAF chief will visit France on April 20 and will be in the country until April 23 during which he will meet with his counterpart Philippe Lavigne. In all the…

Myanmar military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will join a special ASEAN summit next week, said Thai foreign ministry on Saturday. This will be his first official trip since Myanmar military’s February 1 coup that toppled the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. “Several leaders have confirmed their…

At at time when the gap between the demand and supply of oxygen is continuously widening, the makeshift hospitals to be set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow are likely to have their own oxygen supply with the help of a technology used in light…

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria is scheduled to leave for France on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with several senior French military officials and take stock of production and delivery timelines of some of the remaining Rafale jets. The IAF…

The Imran Khan government’s decision to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, or TLP, which organised violent protests targeting France over alleged blasphemy against Islam is meant to signal Pakistan’s seriousness in tackling religious extremism. But Pakistan’s religious extremism problem did not begin with the TLP and will not end with a legal…

Two days after the Supreme Court ordered a fresh probe to find out if there was a conspiracy in the 27-year-old ISRO spy case, one of the then ‘falsely’ implicated Maldivian lady on Saturday revealed that the Kerala police brutally tortured her to say the name of ISRO scientist S…

China said Friday it has expressed “serious concerns” to the United States and Japan over what it calls negative moves and collusion between the two countries against China. The statement from foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian came just before President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the…

China claims its fifth-generation, stealthy J-20 fighter jet is now taking yet another massive step toward war preparedness by flying in what could be referred to as “full stealth” mode. A report from the Chinese-government backed Global Times says the J-20 was “spotted” flying without a Luneburg lens, a small device used to…

India and China completed the withdrawal of troops and weapons from the North and South banks of Pangong Lake in line with an agreement on disengagement. It replicates Beijing’s strategy to consolidate claims in the South China Sea. The nuclear-armed neighbours are now engaged in talks to extend the disengagement…

With India being a key member of the Quad, having a steadfast relationship with Japan and a growing one with the US, it needs to catalyse US-Japan ties by invoking complementarities. On the economic front, India needs to expand ties with both the US and Japan. These partners need to…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was scheduled to present his government’s first budget in the assembly. Suddenly, alarms were raised when a loosely wrapped paper packet containing about 150gm of white powder was found on the premises. Multiple forensic agencies said that it could be PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), a…

The Indo-Nepal border area comes under the jurisdiction of the Naxalbari police station. The border has been sealed because of the assembly polls to be held in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts on Saturday. Two Chinese nationals were apprehended by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Friday, when they were trying…