NEW DELHI: India’s impatient wait to get the go ahead to develop the crucial East Container Terminal (ECT) in Sri Lanka may be over soon amidst indications that the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government will soon be giving it the green signal. There have been growing Indian anxieties about the ECT as the trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Voting opens in the US early on Tuesday morning (although in India it will be 3.30 pm) with the state of Vermont in the north east. Voting ends late in the evening (which would be early morning Wednesday in India). All US citizens numbering around 240 million are eligible to vote but for […]Read More
HIMACHAL PRADESH/LADAKH: India’s border infrastructure in Ladakh is getting a push, thanks to the ongoing standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). There have been attempts to ensure year-round connectivity to Leh and beyond. The recently inaugurated Atal tunnel is one such endeavour. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been working tirelessly, trying to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China under Xi Jinping appears to be turning the clock back, to the time when state surveillance and control over their citizens’ lives was pervasive. In an exclusive chat with StratNews Global on his book India’s China Challenge, author and journalist Ananth Krishnan believes that Xi has absorbed some harsh lessons from the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Army establishments around the country mark October 27 as Infantry Day. It’s a tribute to the valour and sacrifices made by the first batch of Indian foot soldiers that was airlifted to Srinagar from Delhi on that day in 1947. The purpose was to stop invaders from Pakistan who had come in to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: At the third 2+2 ministerial meeting this week, India and the U.S. signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) that gives access to extremely accurate geo-spatial data. On ‘Talking Point’, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, Former Indian Foreign Secretary and Richard M. Rossow, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China was in the cross-hairs of India and the US when the two sides met for the third India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, vowing to work together to “support shared interests in promoting security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.” The growing strategic convergence between India and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: He has waited four years to run for the presidency, is being projected as the shoo-in by pollsters and has promised to be the balm that will heal America’s divisive wounds. As Joe Biden prepares for the last lap on the road to White House, he has vowed to take U.S. allies along if […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifty eight years ago this week, China launched an assault on India in Ladakh and North East Frontier Agency (now known as Arunachal Pradesh). India was caught unawares when confronted by Chinese troops that were more in number and armed better. The Indian army did show flashes of valour and brilliance in pockets […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India invited the Australian Navy this week for the Quad maritime exercises to be held at the end of November along with the American and Japanese navies. The third India-U.S. 2+2 ministerial meeting has also been announced for October 27 in Delhi. American Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Five days after StratNews Global pointed out erroneous geo-tagging by Twitter to show Ladakh’s capital Leh as part of China, the Government of India has warned the social networking platform that this is unacceptable. In a stern letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, conveyed the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When chiefs of intelligence agencies travel, whether in the country or outside, it’s rarely known and therefore rarely reported upon. Which is why the visit of Samanta Goel, chief of India’s external espionage outfit RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), to Nepal is odd. According to the respected Kathmandu based English language paper My […]Read More
NEW DELHI: After months of deliberation, dithering and carefully dropped hints, India bit the bullet, formally inviting Australia to take part in the so far trilateral Malabar naval exercise in November. Australia will make up the fourth participant, the others being the US, Japan and India. “As India seeks to increase cooperation with other countries […]Read More
NEW DELHI: He has two books on India’s military history to his credit but Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam (Retd) says writing his second book titled ‘Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020′ was tough. “Writing about war and conflict when you have lived through it and when you have engaged with people you are writing about […]Read More
NEW DELHI: He has lived life king size, done what he wanted, without fuss. But Maha Vajiralongkorn now faces unprecedented public clamour for monarchical reform that would clip his powers. Any insult to Thai royals is a crime that is punishable by up to 15 years in jail but that has hardly deterred protesters from […]Read More
NEW DELHI: October 21 is observed as Police Commemoration Day when India pays tribute to policemen who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. Why’s the date significant? Its origin can be traced to 1959 when a CRPF patrol party was ambushed by Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. Ten jawans lost their […]Read More
NEW DELHI: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met India’s Foreign Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Harsh V. Shringla and other officials this week ahead of the India-U.S. 2+2 Defence and Foreign Ministerial meeting at the end of October. On ‘Talking Point’, our weekly flagship show, Professor C. Raja Mohan, Director, Institute of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The abrupt resignation of Kyrgyzstan’s president Sooronbay Jeenbekov after days of mass demonstrations, would appear to have opened the door for Central Asia’s first democracy. But the way ahead is uncertain. Jeenbekov’s troubles began soon after the October 4 polls were won by parties close to him. His detractors alleged the elections were rigged […]Read More
StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A Gokhale & Jaydev Ranade China Specialist will be discussing on BLACKMAIL & HYPOCRISY: China Objects To India’s Road Building.Read More
StratNews Global had put out this detailed report on the growing India-Myanmar defence relationship earlier. The story also included reference to the transfer of a Kilo class submarine to the Myanmar Navy. NEW DELHI: The high-profile visit of Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Myanmar last week is expected […]Read More
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