India's Advanced Light Attack Helicopter & China's Z-10 Attack Helicopterby Aravind Kumar GBoth China and India, despite being the world’s largest military helicopter markets, did not have a suitable dedicated attack helicopter of their own in their inventory till very recently. In the early Seventi...
India To Keep Outreach To NSG Members Low Key
by Dipanjan Roy ChaudhuryExternal affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, during her annual press meet on June 5, had said India has always engaged with ChinaNEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has decided to keep its outreach to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members low key ahead of the group's plenary...
SCO Gamble: Reasons Why India Joined An Essentially Anti-Western Group
PM Modi with Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani and Russia's Vladimir Putin in AstanaOn the surface, India's long-held quest to join an essentially anti-western grouping, featuring several authoritarian and energy-rich Central Asian nations, is somewhat puzzlingIndia has taken a calculated risk by j...
Police Identify Perpetrator of East China Kindergarten Blast
Chinese police identified perpetrator of a late Thursday explosion outside a kindergarten in east China's Jiangsu province as a 22-year-old resident of Xuzhou City, local media reported FridayBEIJING — It added that the suspect had died in the explosion."After reviewing the scene of the inciden...
China Says No Change In Stance Over India's NSG Bid
On the issue of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), I can tell you China's stance on the accession of new members into NSG has not changed, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reportersBEIJING: China said today that there is no change in its stance on admission of non-NPT states into the Nucl...
Good News For India As North-South Trade Corridor Takes Shape
India’s preferred alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative has seen progress in the past monthsby Roshan IyerFrom June 1 to 3, 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his third trip to Russia, marking 70 years of India-Russia relations. One of the highlights on the economic front was t...
JF-17 For Myanmar Seen Flying In China
A JF-17 for Myanmar seen test-flying from Chengdu in China (Photo: Chinese Internet)A JF-17 “Thunder” combat jet destined for the Myanmar air force is currently undergoing flight tests at Chengdu airfield in China, the home of the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC). A photo appearing on the...
India-China Relations Have Deteriorated, But Can Be Repaired: Ex-NSA Menon
Menon said the relationship with Beijing was not irreparable, adding that New Delhi has in the past managed to stitch together a working relationship while keeping other differences aside. Why China’s growing footprint in Nepal is a concern for IndiaWhy China’s growing footprint in Nepal is a concer...
Why Is India Excluding Australia From Naval Drills?
A closer look at the reasons for New Delhi’s stance on the Malabar exercisesby Jeff M. SmithOver the past quarter-century, the Malabar naval exercises have blossomed from a relatively mundane, low-level Indo-U.S. naval drill into a robust demonstration of geopolitical force joining the Indo-Pacific’...
World Sindhi Congress Stage Anti-Pakistan Protest Outside Un In Geneva
Members of the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held anti-Pakistan protests in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva against Islamabad's use of brute force against the Sindhi community.The protest held on June 14 was also attended by representatives of the Baloch community, Gilgit an...
China Launches First-Ever Cutting Edge X-Ray Telescope
Long March-7 rocket and Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft on the launchpadChina has successfully launched their first-ever X-ray space telescope to study phenomena like black holes, gamma ray bursts and pulsar stars, according to state news agency Xinhua.The 2.76-ton satellite was carried on the back of a...
China Lauds Pakistan's 'Firm Support' In Fighting Terrorism
Pakistanis protesting over imposition of a ban on ‘abnormal’ beards and full-face and body coverings for Muslims in ChinaBEIJING: A top Chinese leader today appreciated Pakistan government and military's "firm support" to China in combating terrorism, days after two Chinese nationals were...
PM Narendra Modi, Donald Trump May Build Up On 2015 Apac Vision
by Dipanjan Roy ChaudhuryThe Indo-US commitment to the Asia-Pacific region takes forward January 2015’s ‘Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean’NEW DELHI: With China in mind, India and the USA are discussing an economic architecture for the Asia-Pacific region that would be a k...
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