‘Those Who Want to Fight…’: Taliban’s Message to Panjshir Leaders After Talks Fail
The negotiations between the Taliban and leaders of Panjshir have failed, reported news agency AFP on Wednesday. Mullah Amir Khan Motaqi, the head of Taliban’s commission for guidance &... Read more
Japan’s defence ministry is seeking an annual budget increase that will add to past years’ hikes to expand military spending over a decade by almost one-sixth, as it looks to counter the gro... Read more
In Afghanistan, We’ve Opened the Gates of Hell
The Afghanistan fiasco is the worst strategic blunder since 1938: the year that British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waved around a copy of the Munich Agreement and proclaimed “peace i... Read more
Indian and Algerian Navies Carry Out Maiden Exercise
The navies of India and Algeria have carried out a maiden naval exercise off the Algerian coast, in reflection of growing maritime cooperation between the two sides. Indian Navy’s stea... Read more
High-level Group Monitoring Developments in Afghanistan: Sources
A high-level group comprising External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and a number of other senior officials is monitoring the ground situation in Afghanistan with a focus on... Read more
India Issues RFI for Four Used Mine Countermeasure Vessels
The RFI calls for the MCMVs to be capable to locate, classify and neutralize all types of ground and moored mines, mine laying, channel conditioning, route survey, sanitization, Local Naval... Read more
‘Keep Us Out’: Taliban Foreign Affairs Chief Says India, Pakistan Can Fight Among Themselves on Border
India and Pakistan should not use Afghanistan in their internal fight, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai — tipped to be the war-torn nation’s foreign minister — has told CNN-News18 in an exclusi... Read more
Our Sourcing from India is at Approximately $1 Billion Today: Salil Gupte, President, Boeing India
The parts made by Indian suppliers are used in every Boeing commercial airplane worldwide and every defence airplane in India, says Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India. In an exclusive in... Read more
Want Solution Through Dialogue, Won’t Compromise: Rajnath Singh on Border Row with China
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India wants a solution to the border dispute with China through dialogue and asserted that the government would never allow the sanctity of... Read more
Military Phase of Evacuation Ends, as Does America’s Longest War
The last military planes have left Kabul and the evacuation operation is over, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command told Pentagon reporters today. “I... Read more









