Russia supplied 65% of India’s weapons purchases of more than $60 billion during the last two decades, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, but the Ukraine war hastened the impetus to diversify its weapons baseIndia is seeking to distance itself from its largest arms supplier after Russia’s ability to supply munitions and spares was hobbled by the war in Ukraine, but

TAPAS-BH, a UAV developed by the DRDO has failed to meet altitude requirementsThe govt has restructured and modernised ordnance factoriesby Sanjib Kr BaruahWhat is the link between New Delhi and Arlington county in the US? There are two, in fact.One, they are polar opposites in terms of longitudinal position. New Delhi is located at 77 degrees East, while Arlington county is at 77 degrees

India and France are trying to move forward on elements related to putting in place a financing mechanism and localisation component for the 9,900 MWe Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district.Responding to questions on civil nuclear cooperation between India and France and whether the Jaitapur project was put on pause, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said the French

by Girish LingannaThe slow progress of updating the Su-30MKI jets in the Indian Air Force might lose the advantage they had when they first got these special planes. This delay could lead to buying more planes from other countries, which would cost more and make India more dependent on others.The Indian Air Force got their first group of Su-30MKI jets from HAL in early 2002. Since then, these

Hardcore terrorists Latif and Riaz were described by Qazi as ‘two Pakistani nationals’ killed on ‘Pakistani soil’, thereby confirming that they were being given state supportThe press conference addressed by Pakistan Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Qazi on Thursday in Islamabad has done more harm to Pakistan’s security apparatus while again confirming that Pakistan continues to remain a safe

The PML-N manifesto also stated that India-Pakistan relations should be anchored in mutual respect and a shared vision for regional stability and economic growthNEW DELHI: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, unveiled its manifesto ahead of the February 8 general elections, emphasising the restoration of Article 370 as a key step for normalising ties