Rajnath Singh unveils new Defence Acquisition Procedure
Under the new policy, the offset guidelines have also been revised facilitating preference to defence majors offering to manufacture products in India over relevant components.
Year: 2020
Resilience better than deterrence in managing cyber incidents: SIPRI
We should focus on making sure that critical infrastructure can withstand pressure, no matter what causes it. Likewise, when critical infrastructure fails in its function, the top priority is to get the lost functionality back;
Armenia appeals to international community to prevent Turkish intereference in it’s conflict with Azerbaijan
Pashinyan held Azerbaijan responsible for the new escalation in Nagorny Karabakh,
Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 16 killed
Armenia also claimed that two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down and three Azerbaijani tanks were hit by artillery but Azerbaijans defense ministry rejected that claim
Reform of UN is ‘the need of the hour’: India premier
Indian leader pledged that, as the largest vaccine producing nation in the world, India would use its capacity to help all humanity in fighting the crisis.
12 factors driving Indian Americans towards Trump: Survey
“It is mostly about the Trump-Modi factor,” the survey said, adding that Indian Americans increasingly believe that the teamwork of Trump and Modi over the next four years will successfully checkmate China at the world stage
Japan to ‘proactively lead’ on COVID-19 response efforts
Mr. Suga reported that so far, Japan has provided over $1.5 billion in foreign aid to medical and health centres during the pandemic.
G7 supports extension of G20 debt freeze, calls for reforms to address ‘shortcomings’
In a joint statement, the ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies said they “strongly regret” moves by some countries to skip participation by classifying their state-owned institutions as commercial lenders.
Terrorism, clandestine nuclear trade Pakistan’s ‘only glory’ for 70 years: India hits out at UN
India firmly said, “The only dispute left in Kashmir relates to the part of Kashmir that is still under illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon Pakistan to vacate all those areas”
Despite ‘compromises’, peace remains elusive in Yemen, says President, calling for international support to save his country
The President said Houthi militias refused to take part in peace talks, and instead had supported coup efforts and invaded the capital, Sana’a. State institutions were taken hostage and liberties were smothered, he said, adding that Houthi militias transformed Sana’a into a “prison”.