London: British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said the UK-India Defence Partnership is more important than ever and the two countries have signed historic agreements to increase joint exercises, deepen research partnerships and send UK Carrier Strike Group to India in 2025."The Defence Partnership between the UK and India is more important than ever. That’s why today, our two great nations

In November 2023, India and the United States undertook a comprehensive overview of the strategic, defence and security ties — as India welcomed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to India. This visit came close on the heels of the August 2023 MALABAR naval exercise that was undertaken by the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defense

Washington: US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, on Thursday said the attacks on merchant ships by Houthi rebels needed to stop.Vowing all steps to stop such attacks, Kirby added that more than twenty countries are in the process of joining the US under ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ to protect shipping assets from such attacks."We take seriously the

Gandhinagar: Russian Deputy Far East and Arctic Development Minister Anatoly Bobrakov on Thursday emphasised that Russia is planning to renew the Chennai-Vladivostok route, stressing that they are also planning to visit Chennai at the end of this month for further discussions.Russian Minister Bobrakov attended the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on Thursday, where he emphasised that the summit is

Pande said the security situation in the Rajouri-Poonch sector was a ’cause for concern’ and the army’s operations in the area would continueThe army chief, General Manoj Pande, on Thursday said commanders and troops had been instructed to “respect human rights” and there would be “zero tolerance” for any violation.His comments came against the backdrop of allegations that the army had tortured

Islamabad: Amid the crippling economic woes in Pakistan, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its first review of the country’s economic reform programme and allowed the immediate disbursement of USD 700 million, ARY News reported on Thursday.The report, quoting a release by the Pakistan Finance Ministry, stated, "The Board’s approval allows for an immediate