External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S. Jaishankar paid an official visit to Sri Lanka on 20 June 2024. It is the first bilateral visit undertaken by EAM after his re-appointment. It follows immediately after the visit of President H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe to India on 09-10 June to attend the swearing in ceremony of the…
Indian defence sector firms from both public and private sectors are participating in the EUROSATORY 2024 defence show in France. The exhibition is showcasing Indian products like the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system and the LCA Tejas fighter aircraft. The India pavilion at the show was inaugurated on Monday, June 17 by Indian Ambassador to…
China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power among the three authoritarian states. Experts say China’s leaders are likely fretting over potential loss of influence over North Korea after North Korean leader Kim Jong…
The Philippines said on Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defence treaty with US after the Chinese coast guard reportedly rammed, boarded and used machetes and axes to damage two Philippine navy boats in a chaotic faceoff that injured Filipino navy personnel at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. President…
“There has been around 200 times increase in Space Start-Ups in just about two years,” said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. This quantum jump has…
The U.S. Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and China, on the world’s waterways. But instead of a global power, the Navy finds itself locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. The U.S.-led campaign against the Houthi rebels, overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war…
G7 countries committed Friday to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, according to a draft statement from a summit where they agreed a new $50 billion loan for Kyiv. “We are standing in solidarity to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom and its reconstruction for as long as it takes,” said the draft from…
The National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), under the Indian Ministry of Defence, on June 19, 2024, felicitated five of its distinguished alumni who have successfully summited Mount Everest. NIMAS is an autonomous institute under the Indian Ministry of Defence, which provides specialized training in mountain rescue, mountaineering and adventure sports. Kabak Yano…
NATO will assume a greater role in the coordination of arms supplies to Ukraine, the alliance said on Friday, taking over from the U.S. in a bid to safeguard the aid mechanism as NATO-sceptic Donald Trump bids for a second term as U.S. president. “These efforts do not make NATO a party to the conflict…
Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, on June 18, 2024, announced the opening of a state-of-the-art skin bank facility, a first-of-its-kind to be established within the Armed Forces Medical Services. This landmark initiative aims to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin-related conditions among service members and their families. The new…
