NEW DELHI: The second stage of reforms in India’s higher defence management is likely to get off the ground over the next two to three months with the military leadership in the process of finalising the contours of at least two joint theatre commands to be formed this year, all indications suggest. The Chiefs of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Bhutan has refused to yield to Chinese pressure on altering the terms that govern the boundary talks between Thimphu and Beijing. It has rejected a new proposal by China to steer the process through a so-called Three Step Roadmap (TSR). The 10th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) between China and Bhutan, held in Kunming […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has rotated two large field formations it had deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh in 2020-21 by inducting two fresh divisions earlier this month, Indian military and intelligence sources have revealed. In 2020, China’s move towards the LAC with India after finishing the annual […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The 25th round of border talks between China and Bhutan has been scheduled for April 7 and 8 and will be hosted in Kunming, southwestern China’s biggest city, sources have told StratNews Global. A delegation from Bhutan is reportedly already in China undergoing the mandatory 14-day quarantine in view of the pandemic. Although […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Earlier this week, the Sri Lankan Cabinet gave its approval to develop the West Container Terminal of Colombo Port jointly with India and Japan under a public-private partnership. This came after both India and Japan expressed their displeasure over the Sri Lankan government going back on a 2019 trilateral deal (signed during the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan have held talks over the hotline and both sides agreed to strictly observe all agreements, understandings and ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors. How did it come about? What are the possible implications of the move? StratNews Global […]Read More
NEW DELHI: No dates have been finalised or other details worked out for any SR (Special Representatives)-level talks between India and China since India’s current focus is on restoring the status quo ante in Ladakh as it existed in April 2020. Sources close to India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval told StratNews Global that […]Read More
LEH: What forced China to disengage its troops from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso? What is it that India did right? India’s occupation of strategic heights on the Kailash range was the clincher, says Northern Army Commander Lt Gen YK Joshi. Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Gen Joshi also explained […]Read More
LEH: As StratNews Global had reported yesterday, the current phase of disengagement from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso is expected to be completed on Wednesday if everything goes as per plan. How are things proceeding on the ground? These exclusive pictures shared by the Indian Army say it all: the Chinese side […]Read More
LEH: As agreed upon by India and China last week, disengagement of troops from the north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh has gathered momentum and, if things proceed as planned, the current phase of withdrawal could get over in the next couple of days. In this broadcast from Leh, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s assurance in Parliament on February 11 encapsulated India’s tough stand during the prolonged and difficult negotiations with China over the nine-month-long standoff in Ladakh. Multiple stakeholders involved in the negotiations reveal the constant battle […]Read More
BENGALURU: India and Iran have always been good friends but there is greater potential now to expand upon our ties, said Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. In an exclusive interview with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale the minister emphasized that post the lifting of the UN arms embargo Iran and India were in […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) now comprises some exceptional talent drawn from the private sector. Sridhar Vembu, a reputed Silicon Valley entrepreneur and founder of software development firm Zoho Corporation, now settled in a village in Tamil Nadu, has been nominated to the NSAB that acts as an advisory body to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s Adani Group has been invited by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to discuss the terms of a proposed agreement to develop the East Container Terminal of Colombo Port. Sri Lankan sources have told StratNews Global that in keeping with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s assurances to port trade unions, the terminal will remain […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking early delivery of the Russian-made S-400 air defence missile, anticipating continued trouble along the border with China in 2021 and beyond, sources have said. According to the agreed delivery schedule, first of the five missile systems is to be delivered by December 2021. However, the IAF […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Irrespective of how the current standoff in eastern Ladakh is resolved, the Indian Army is in the process of reorganising its deployment along the Himalayan frontier to be better prepared to take on an aggressive China. In the bargain, three additional divisions will be deployed along the northern borders. As a result, a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The nine-month-long standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of easing despite there being eight rounds of talks between the Corps Commanders of both sides and several meetings at the diplomatic level. India has marshalled troops that are conditioned to operate at those high altitudes and sub-zero temperatures, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on Friday and Saturday to carry forward the recent momentum in India-Sri Lanka relations, exactly a year after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected President in the island nation. On top of the agenda during Doval’s two-day visit is the revival […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese military commanders in Ladakh have agreed to restoring status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), especially on the north bank of Pangong Tso as it existed before May 2020. All that remains is for both sides to formalise the sequencing of steps required to achieve the objective, […]Read More
HIMACHAL PRADESH & LADAKH: Chinese aggression on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh has compressed longer timelines that Indian military planners were working on to secure Ladakh by building infrastructure for dual use—civilian as well as military—in the high altitude areas. Roads, bridges and tunnels that were planned to be completed by 2025 […]Read More
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