Thirty one MQ-9B Predators, 15 for the Indian Navy and eight each for the Indian Army and Indian Air Force will cost about $4 billion and the first deliveries are likely to happen by the end of 2026The MQ-9B drones India will be buying from the United States of America– the contract is likely to be signed in June– will be placed in two states: Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.Thirty one MQ-9B

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has rejected recent remarks by US President Joe Biden describing India as "xenophobic" and emphasised that the country has been open and welcoming to people from diverse societies.Speaking to the Economic Times, Jaishankar also refuted the allegation that the Indian economy was faltering. The Union Minister said that the Citizenship Amendment Act

New Delhi: Vowing to give an appropriate response to Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office, India’s stance to handle the neighbouring country has changed, unlike previous governments, adding that actions like Uri and Balakot were taken by the Modi government."As far as Pakistan is concerned,

Bhubaneshwar: Contesting Nepal’s decision to introduce a new Rs 100 currency note featuring disputed Indian territories External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that New Delhi’s position is very clear adding that Kathmandu unilaterally took some measures on their side.He also said that while both countries were having talks on boundary matters, by doing something unilaterally, Nepal is not

Ottawa: Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has again alleged an Indian government hand in the killing of India-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar despite police personnel not giving any evidence of any link to India’s involvement in the killing of Nijjar.Jagmeet Singh’s NDP has supported the Liberal minority government led by Justin Trudeau in exchange for support on

Rajouri: In a big blow to terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operating from Pakistan, the State Investigation Agency (SIT) Jammu has attached the property of the absconding terrorist namely Abdul Hameed Khan under Section 33 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Abdul had moved to Pakistan for arms training along with other youths of Rajouri in the year 1992. He is currently operating