India’s endeavour to transform the Group of 20, or G20 as it is commonly called, into a more apt “Geo20 (“geo” from “earth”) with its theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family) gives a majo...
The India-Myanmar border. (Map not to scale.)Kirstjen Nielsen, former secretary of the United States’ homeland security once said: “People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it’s very simple: border security...
The latest “standard map” China released showing parts of disputed and maritime territories as Chinese. (Photo: China Daily)New Delhi: Hours after India lodged strong protest, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines have rejected China&rsqu...
This two-photo combination shows an under-construction Chinese village, in 2019, and the fully built village, in 2021, inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: Maxar/Twitter)New Delhi: China is rapidly raising border settlements all alon...
Narendra Modi (L) talking to Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting in Hiroshima. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi) Saudi Arabia took the initiative to host talks earlier this month on how to bring an end to the Ukraine war with the participation...
Kenyan defence minister Aden Bare Duale in India (PC: X)New Delhi: Kenyan cabinet secretary for Defence Aden Bare Duale on Monday arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India to hold bilateral defence talks.On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath ...
Security forces patrolling a road in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. (Photo via Facebook) For Manipur, peace has remained elusive since May 3, the day violent clashes between Meiteis and Kukis started. The cycle of violence continues despite...
Newly attested Gorkha Agniveer soldiers pose with senior officers after taking oath. (File photo)New Delhi: In what is seen as a major shift in policy triggered by personnel shortage, the armed forces are mulling to permanently retain 50 per cent of ...
Women in Imphal hold a candlelight vigil to end the ethnic violence that has gripped the state since early May. (Photo: Twitter)Manipur is a landlocked state that shares a 398-kilometre international border with Myanmar. The international border is h...
Photo for representation.New Delhi: In one of the most conspicuous moves towards theaterization of the country’s armed forces, the government has given the go-ahead for implementing a common evaluation process for promotion and posting of senio...