India-Japan defence ties, focusing on collaboration in stealth systems, naval platforms, unmanned vehicles, cyber defence, and potentially fighter jets and submarines, play a key role in advancing India’s defence modernisation and strategic autonomy, a report said on Tuesday.
It added that this...
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Pakistan has now become a new ground for Hamas operatives. While the international community is focusing on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it cannot ignore how Pakistan is emerging as the new fertile ground for the terrorist group to rejuvenate, a report has stated.
Since Hamas attacked Israel...
Walter Russell Mead, a leading expert on American foreign policy, has advocated for stronger India-US ties, terming deepening ties with India an “important way” to counter China in the short term and “build a strong defensive coalition for the future.”
In an article titled ‘India still wants to...
India on Tuesday announced upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy as part of broader efforts to deepen its bilateral engagement with Kabul. The announcement came over a week and a half after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during his meeting with Afghan...
Days after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) announced the formation of its first-ever women’s wing, named ‘Jamaat-ul-Mominaat’, sources told IANS on Wednesday that the terror outfit has now launched an online training course, named ‘Tufat al-Muminat’, to collect funds and...
The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has nabbed two terror operatives and seized a rocket-propelled grenade along with the launcher, which was intended for a “targeted” attack. “In an intelligence-based operation, Amritsar Rural Police, in close coordination with central agencies, apprehends two...
The Ministry of Defence has returned a key proposal from the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the acquisition of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), labelling the plan "incomplete."
According to reports, the ministry has instructed the IAF to hold fresh consultations, primarily with French...
Opinion After Decades of BVRAAM Edge with Russian R-77, How Delays in Meteor Integration on Rafale Leaves IAF Vulnerable to PAF's New PL-15E
In modern aerial warfare between India and Pakistan, the critical "first shot" advantage is dictated by beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs). This technology allows a pilot to engage an enemy aircraft from dozens of kilometres away, long before a visual dogfight can begin.
For a...
Analysis Too Long, Too Powerful: Why India Did Not Consider Japan's Advanced IHI XF9-1 Engine for AMCA Mk2 Fighter
The development of a fifth-generation fighter jet is one of the most complex challenges in modern defence, and selecting the right engine is critical to success.
India's ambitious Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) program, which aims to deliver a domestically built stealth fighter to the...
The fourth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise, AUSTRAHIND, is currently underway in Australia’s Perth with the focus on “counter-terrorism”, officials said on Tuesday.
The crucial bilateral exercise which kicked off on October 13 will last till October 26, highlighting the...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said while there is instability on the borders, new types of crime, terrorism and ideological wars are emerging within society. Laying a wreath at the National Police Memorial here on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, Singh also said that the...
Asserting that more than 100 anti-terrorist operations are being carried out on daily basis across Jammu division, a top police officer on Tuesday said the presence of foreign terrorists in the dense forests is a major challenge and efforts are underway to neutralise them.
Inspector General of...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has affirmed its confidence in the new Tejas Mk1A fighter jet, stating that the aircraft's basic design is complete and fully prepared for future software-based enhancements.
However, this optimistic outlook is shadowed by significant delays in integrating...
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