Afghan Peace Talks Resume, but Path is Anything but Certain
With violence spiking, Afghanistan’s warring sides have returned to the negotiation table, ending more than a month of delays amid hopes that the two sides can agree on a reduction of violen... Read more
Mistrust Hits Pullback, Troops not Yet Back at Home Bases
The first phase of the disengagement process commenced on February 10 with simultaneous withdrawal by both sides from both banks of the Pangong Tso, a 135-km-wide glacial lake. The matters o... Read more
On Tuesday, the Hindustan Times reported Hindustan Shipyard Limited, the Visakhapatnam-based shipbuilder, was expecting a major Indian Navy contract by this year-end. The contract involves t... Read more
‘ITBP to Strengthen Short & Long-Range Patrolling, BOPs on Full Deployment’: DG Deswal
On Tuesday, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director-General Surjeet Singh Deswal on disengagement of India-China army troops said that ITBP will strengthen their short and long-range... Read more
Disengagement of India, China Armies Win-Win Situation for Both Sides: Army Chief
The disengagement of armies of India and China from north and south banks of Pangong Tso is a “very good end result” and a win-win situation for both the sides, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane s... Read more
1040 Militants of 5 Outfits Surrender in Assam
In a major surrender, as many as 1040 militants of five Karbi ethnic militant groups, laid down arms and joined the mainstream society. The surrender ceremony was organised in Guwahati on Tu... Read more
China Recognises India’s Growing Role in South Asia but Won’t Give it the ‘Global Power’ Tag
How China perceives itself has fundamentally changed in recent times. Erstwhile Chinese President Hu Jintao laid emphasis on China’s “peaceful rise”; his successor Xi Jinping now has a belli... Read more
DRDO Hands Over the Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) to Godrej & Boyce
Godrej & Boyce’s Godrej Precision Engineering received the coveted Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) for the Mechanical Mine Layer, Self Propelled (MML – SP) from t... Read more
Cochin Shipyard Lowest Bidder for Rs 10,000-cr Contract to Build Missile Vessels for Indian Navy
Cochin Shipyard on Tuesday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a Rs 10,000-crore contract by the Indian Navy, to build Next Generation Missile Vessels. The state-owned company has e... Read more
DAC Approves Capital Acquisition Proposals of Three Armed Forces
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday approved capital acquisition proposals of various weapons, platforms, equipment required by the three armed forces and accorded three Accepta... Read more









