Four-nation meet to revive Taliban talks: India is watching….
Amid continuing uncertainty over the fate of the Taliban reconciliation process, delegations from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States met in Islamabad on January 11 to revive the peace talks, a critical step towards ending bloodshed and stabilising the country. The quadrilateral initiative was taken before, but the talks were stalled due to the […]
China’s Hollywood dream: Chinese tycoon set to buy ‘Legendary’ Hollywood studio
The American Dream and the Chinese Dream may not mesh, but when it comes to films the two dreams may intertwine with China’s richest man set to buy “legendary” Hollywood studio, known for making blockbusters like “Jurassic World”, “Godzilla” and “Interstellar.” Wanda Group, headed by Wang Jianlin, has announced the deal for buying Legendary Entertainment […]
Pathankot terror: RSS talks tough, asks Pakistan to defeat non-state actors
Days after India provided Pakistan with leads on the Pathankot terror attacks, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has asked Pakistan to defeat non-state actors within and stressed that bilateral dialogue cannot move forward if Islamabad fails to act promptly. “Non-state actors operate within boundaries of […]
Ahead of Hollande’s visit, India, France trying to clinch Rafale deal
The coveted Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France may be reaching its closure, ahead of French President Francois Hollande’s visit to New Delhi. India and France are close to a deal to buy 36 combat planes from Dassault, India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
India, Japan step up maritime cooperation
Building upon the successful visit of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India from December 11-13, the two countries are poised to expand maritime cooperation. Moving forward, a joint sea exercise between the Coast Guards of India and Japan will be held on January 15 off the southern coast of India. India and Japan […]
Terror from across the border: Why isn’t war an option?
The terrorist attack on Pathankot airbase despite early intelligence warning (a five-day lead as per some reports) has once again revealed gaps in our internal security grid. It has also been reported that the thermal imagery system between two posts at the border had broken down in July 2015. This had enabled an infiltration by […]