Hong Kong: Chairman Xi Jinping, as part of his hardening stance against the Philippines, has obviously instructed agencies like the China Coast Guard (CCG), which is directly under his command, to demonstrate greater vigour in the South China Sea.Indeed, Second Thomas Shoal has emerged as a potent flashpoint in the South China Sea, a submerged reef situated 194km west of the Philippine island of

The flag-off ceremony at L&T’s A M Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira in Gujarat was attended by senior officials of NPCIL and L&TThe Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has flagged off the first Steam Generator (SG), for indigenously developed 10 X 700 MWe PHWR Fleet Program, 12 months ahead of contractual delivery. With this, L&T has surpassed its own

Geopolitical and "security challenges" in the Indian neighbourhood were discussed by the Army’s apex leadership in the presence of its top commanders during a conference here on Monday, sources said. The discussions were held at Manekshaw Centre as part of the Army Commanders’ Conference, the first for the year 2024.The Army chief, Army vice chief and all Army commanders attended the

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to social media to announce that the country’s defence exports have soared to unprecedented levels, crossing the milestone of ₹21,000 crore for the first time in the history of Independent India.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh posted on X (formerly Twitter)," Delighted to inform everyone that the Indian Defence Exports have scaled to

New Delhi: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar held a meeting with his visiting Thai counterpart Admiral Adoong Paan-Iam here on Monday and discussed measures to further strengthen Navy-to-Navy cooperation.The two sides also held discussions on the present situation in the Indian Ocean region, with emphasis on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and the need for collaborative efforts towards

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to conduct a trial run of the 3.5 km long emergency landing facility on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Bijbehara while as the authorities have made elaborate arrangement by deploying security forces and setting up radars and other technical equipment including CCTV’s to ensure smooth experiment, the officials said on Monday.A large number of security