White House clarifies Obama’s comments on nuclear arsenal
The US clarifies US President Barack Obama’s comments on nuclear arsenal saying it is “attuned” to the security concerns of India and defended his views on nuclear and missile developments in South Asia. “The President’s comments were motivated by the concern that we have about nuclear and missile developments in South Asia. In particular, we’re […]
Indian navy deploys first training squad in Phuket
Thailand, which shares a maritime boundary with India, is important for the success of India’s ‘Act East Policy’. India’s naval ships Tir and Sujata, and sail-training ship Sudarshini along with Indian Coast Guard’s Varuna, reached Phuket in Thailand as part of an overseas deployment on April 4. The first training squadron, which forms a part […]
India sets up multi-agency team to probe Panama Papers
With 500 Indians being named in leaked ‘Panama Papers’ for alleged offshore holdings, the Indian government formed a multi-agency group to monitor exposes in this regard and vowed to take action against all “unlawful” accounts held abroad. India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the issue with him and on […]
Obama’s nuke remarks: India underlines no first-use policy
Hitting back at US President Barack Obama’s comments on equating India’s nuclear programme with Pakistan’s, India said that his comments reflect a “lack of understanding of India’s defence posture.”
Behind the emerging idea of ‘national security with Chinese characteristics’
The recently held annual session of the National People’s Congress – China’s parliament – placed a lot of emphasis on the relatively low increase in the country’s defence budget despite the leadership’s ambitious plans to modernise and reform the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the standing committee of the NPC, also took the opportunity to defend the […]