US to remove Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia: Report
Removing missiles, other measures mark end of recent military buildup to counter Iran, officials say
Defence & Diplomacy
US Special Envoy Khalilzad back in region for Afghan peace
It is the second trip that Zalmay Khalilzad has made since April 12 to breathe momentum to the peace accord that he helped hammer out between the US and the Taliban.
How Russia Can Maintain Equilibrium in the Post-Pandemic Bipolar World
To avoid becoming part of a Sino-centric power bloc and maintain international equilibrium, which is critically important to Russia’s status and self-image, Moscow must reduce its dependence on China by fostering its relations with other large economic and financial players: primarily European countries, India, and Japan.
The UAE and India: lessons to learn
As part of its efforts to diversify the economy beyond oil, the UAE is increasingly looking east – to India, China, Japan, South Korea.
Afghanistan Needs a Humanitarian Ceasefire to Fight COVID-19
Since their creation as an instrument of external strategic influence in 1994, the Taliban have enjoyed safe havens, an operational infrastructure, diplomatic support, as well as medical treatment of their wounded fighters on foreign soil in our neighborhood—from where they continue to prosecute a terror campaign across Afghanistan.
BRICS Foreign Ministers meet via video conferencing
By IAR Desk The Ministers of Foreign Affairs /International Relations of the BRICS group of
More than 500 civilians killed in Afghanistan conflict during first quarter 2020: UN
From 1 January to 31 March 2020, UNAMA documented 417 child casualties and 168 women casualties.
Russia lauds India’s help in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Maria Zakharova called New Delhi’s support to Russia in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic a “visible confirmation of the friendly ties as well as of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our countries”.
Battling calls for international probe into COVID-19 origin, China says it has no legal basis or utility
China came with a nuanced response to calls for a neutral international probe into the origins of the virus which has wrecked havoc across the globe, as a media report quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying that the country must get ready for unprecedented external adversity and challenges in the long run over the COVID-19 crisis.
Global military expenditure sees largest annual increase in a decade; China, India feature among top 5 spenders
The five largest spenders in 2019, which accounted for 62 per cent of expenditure, were the United States, China,
India, Russia and Saudi Arabia.