- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityGeopolitics
US condemns vandalism of Hindu Temple in California
Washington DC [US], December 23 (ANI): The US State Department on Saturday condemned the vandalism of the Shri Swaminarayan Temple in California. It welcomed the Newark Police Department's efforts to…
Baloch Yakjehti Committee gives Pakistan govt 3-day ultimatum for detainees’ release
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their province issued a three-day ultimatum to the state on Saturday, as per…
Ukraine detains defence official of embezzling USD 40mn in artillery deal
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 24 (ANI): A high-ranking official within the Ukrainian Defence Ministry has been apprehended on charges of embezzling USD 40 million (1.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia) related to a…
Pentagon says Iranian drone struck chemical tanker in Indian Ocean: Report
Washington, DC [US], December 24 (ANI): The Pentagon has said that an Iranian drone on Saturday struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, Reuters reported. "The motor vessel CHEM…
Houthis targeted 2 warships, including India-flagged tanker in Red Sea: US
Washington, DC [US], December 24 (ANI): Two warships, including an India-flagged, Gabon-owned tanker, came under Houthi fire in the Red Sea, according to official statements from the US Central Command.…
Houthi attack: Navy denies US claim, says MV SAIBABA tank not India-flagged; adds all 25 Indian crew members safe
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Following a drone attack on two vessels in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militants, which included MV SAIBABA, a crude oil tanker;…
Japan raises defence budget to record USD 56 billion amid tensions in Indo-Pacific
Tokyo [Japan], December 23 (ANI): Amid the rising tensions and security risks in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan has loosened its arms restrictions to allow it to send domestically produced missiles…
US Air Force plans to reclaim Pacific island airfield to counter China
Washington DC [US], December 23 (ANI): The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific Island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into commission, CNN reported citing…
Indian Coast Guard responds as drone strikes India-bound merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): An India-bound merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto with 20 Indian and one Vietnamese crew member caught fire after it was attacked by a suspected…
J-K: Security forces deployed in Poonch as search ops underway to nab terrorists in Rajouri sector
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 23 (ANI): Security forces have been deployed in the Bafliaz area of Poonch district as search operations are underway to nab terrorists in the…
IS IT TIME TO WEAPONISE THE QUAD ?
The May 2020 forward deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by the PLA in Eastern Ladakh is China’s ‘HIMALAYAN BLUNDER’ of immense Geopolitical and Geostrategic dimensions which will…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
“136 of our colleagues in Gaza have been killed in 75 days”: UN Chief Guterres
New York [US], December 23 (ANI): As many as 136 UN workers have lost their lives in the last 75 days in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas…
