Seoul: Consultations on disarmament and Non-Proliferation between India and South Korea were held on Friday in Seoul, the Ministry of External Affairs said.The two sides discussed developments in the fields of disarmament and non-proliferation rating to nuclear, chemical and biological domains.Moreover, regional non-proliferation issues, outer space security- related matters, conventional weapons

New Delhi: Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth frigate, INS Sahyadri participated in the Maritime Partnership Exercise with Royal Navy’s RFA Argus and RFA Lyme Bay, part of the UK Littoral Response Group South, the Indian Navy said.The exercise, which took place on Thursday aimed to enhance interoperability and strengthen maritime cooperation between the two nations,Exercise Highlights include

Istanbul: A two-member Indian Coast Guard delegation led by Additional Director General S Paramesh participated in the World Border Security Congress 2024 being conducted in Istanbul, Turkiye.The event was conducted from April 24-26 in Istanbul.The Indian Coast Guard presented a maritime perspective to the Congress on "Maritime Border Challenges" and discussed potential solutions.The event

Washington: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken met with China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday, a development which the New York Times said hopes to shore up the fractious relationship between the two countries despite disputes over the economy, national security, and geopolitical frictions.The meeting followed Blinken’s over five-hour-long meeting with China’s Foreign Minister

Islamabad: Pointing to constant intervention by the European and Western nations, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that he is hopeful that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed and that no obstacle would hamper the process, according to Geo News.Speaking with Geo News, the minister insisted that in order to safeguard their interests amid the turmoil and unrest

France and Germany agreed on Friday to move to the next phase of a project to jointly develop a battle tank by 2040, their defence ministers said, as they seek fresh impetus despite reservations and differences on each side.Berlin and Paris in 2017 agreed to work on a joint fighter jet under French lead, estimated to cost some 100 billion euros in total, and also a Franco-German tank to succeed