Finally, India gets Rafales
The fleet is expected to significantly boost the IAF’s combat capabilities at a time when India is locked in a tense border row with China in eastern Ladakh.
Defence & Diplomacy
India China standoff figures prominently In India-Israel Defence Talks: Report
The main focus of the talks was speedy implementation of ongoing defence procurement programmes as well as further expansion of overall defence and security ties between the two countries
China’s ‘unacceptable assertion’ of power & quest to grab land undercut 3 decades of efforts to build mutual trust: C Raja Mohan
“The very attempt at imposing one nation’s will is going to produce a backlash just as most Asian countries like China fought off colonial powers. So they are not going to simply accept the attempted domination by any new power in Asia,” he said.
India a key pillar of Trump’s foreign policy: Mike Pompeo
Asserting that the US has never been more supportive of India’s security, Pompeo said New Delhi too, is an important partner and a key pillar of President Trump’s foreign policy.
Macao: ‘One country, two systems’ principle generally respected: EU
Since the handover of Macao to the People’s Republic of China in 1999, the European Union and its Member States have closely been following political and economic developments in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative falls prey to Baloch fury
A surge in the deadly attacks by Baloch separatists in Pakistan has sent the risks and costs of China’s ambitious Belt and Road (BRI) projects soaring
US House of Representatives passes NDAA amendment slamming Chinese aggression against India
Passed unanimously by the House of Representatives, the amendment said that the expansion and aggression of the People’s Republic of China in and around disputed territories, such as the Line of Actual Control, the South China Sea, the Senkaku Islands, is of significant concern.
US vs China: Trump administration has put together ‘war plan’ to ‘take down’ China’s Communist Party, says Bannon
”You’re seeing an integrated war plan put together to confront first and then take down the Chinese Communist Party, to call their bluff,” he said. This “war plan” against China includes supporting allies in India on the borders of Chinese-occupied Tibet,” Bannon said.
Iran refutes claims of dropping India from Chabahar railway project, says no deal existed
One of the deputies of the Port and Maritime Organisation of Iran , Farhad Montaser has said that Iran had not inked any deal with India regarding the project.
At India, EU summit high-level dialogue set up to address trade issues; decide to expand ties
In the roadmap 2025, the two sides vowed to work together to maintain peace, stability, safety and security in the Indian Ocean as well as in the Pacific, by cooperating to preserve freedom, openness and an inclusive approach in the maritime domain.