South Asia and Beyond

India’s Homegrown Defence Technologies Grab Spotlight At Russian Military Expo

NEW DELHI: India’s self-designed and developed advanced technologies by leading defence firms continue to grab eyeballs at the seven-day Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum which began at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Armed Forces in Moscow on Monday. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with several defence Public Sector […]Read More

India, Malaysia Reboot Military Ties During Rajnath Visit, SU-30 Tie-up Lifts Partnership

NEW DELHI: Citing the commonality of their defence assets, India and Malaysia on Monday agreed to establish the SU-30 Forum and a Strategic Affairs Working Group to increase cooperation between the defence ministries of the two nations. In another major development that took place during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan […]Read More

Rajnath In Maldives, IAF Chief In Sri Lanka Lead India’s Fresh Outreach In Indian Ocean

NEW DELHI: In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategic vision for the Indian Ocean—Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy—India on Monday kicked off another major engagement exercise with two of its key maritime neighbours in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). While Rajnath Singh landed in the Maldives—the […]Read More

Kishida’s New Indo-Pacific Vision Includes Integrated Development Of Northeast India, Bangladesh & Bay Of Bengal

NEW DELHI: Japan on Monday unveiled its new vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) which includes integrated development of Northeast India and Bangladesh as part of a broader Bay of Bengal community. Calling India an “indispensable partner”, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined his new Indo-Pacific strategy during a policy speech at the […]Read More