Bahrain becomes second Gulf county to normalize relations with Israel
Last year Bahrain had hosted the Trump administration’s Peace to Prosperity economic conference for the Middle East, which had Israeli participants in attendance.
Defence & Diplomacy
Jaishankar-Wang Yi meet: India, China agree on 5-point plan for resolving border standoff
The consensus was reached during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow
‘Excellent discussions,’ says MEA as S Jaishankar meets Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow
Bilateral economic issues, cooperation in development of the Far East region of Russia, cooperation in nuclear and space sectors were also discussed, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said
Saudi king holds phone call with PM Modi
Saudi Arabia is a strategic partner of India and ties with the kingdom forms a key pillar of India’s West Asian policy.
China, others to be part of joint military drills in Russia
The ”Caucus 2020” drills will deploy wheeled vehicles and light weaponry to be flown to the drill location by China’s latest version transport aircraft, the ministry said in a news release.
Can India-Iran ties overcome CAATSA?
By Maj. Gen. S.B. Asthana The news about China-Iran strategic partnership resulting in many deals
India and Iran foreign ministers meet in Tehran
India’s ties with Iran have been under strain since India officially stopped all oil purchases from Iran in early 2019, under the pressure of renewed US sanctions on Iran.
A big leap forward for India’s indigenous defence production with DRDO test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
The hypersonic cruise vehicle was launched using a proven solid rocket motor, which took it to an altitude of 30 kilometres (km), where the aerodynamic heat shields were separated at hypersonic Mach number.
Jaishankar hails UAE-India relations
Jaishankar spoke of a “broadening of mindset in India that we think of the Gulf as our neighbourhood, changes we need to take to a higher level.”
Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State
Sudan is emerging from international isolation that began soon after Bashir seized power in 1989 and implemented a hard-line interpretation of Islamic law that sought to make the country the “vanguard of the Islamic world.”