Sweden will move ahead with plans to send troops to Latvia as part of NATO’s deployment in the Baltic countries, which share land borders with Russia and its ally Belarus, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday. “This morning, the government took the formal decision to assign the armed forces the task of preparing…
Shri Bramha Kumar (IFS: 2005), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37782/Shri_Bramha_Kumar_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Zimbabwe
The Chinese military on Thursday said the situation along the India-China border “at present” is “generally stable” and both sides have maintained “effective” communication to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Defence Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent interview with Newsweek magazine in which he had…
India-Republic of Korea (RoK) Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation were held in Seoul on 26 April 2024. The two sides discussed developments in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation rating to nuclear, chemical and biological domains, as well as regional non-proliferation issues, outer space security- related matters, conventional weapons including AI in the military domain…
Aerospace and defense major RTX on Tuesday beat first-quarter earnings estimates, helped by demand for missile defense systems and strength in the commercial aftermarket business. The aftermarket business gained as airlines had to extend the service life of aircraft to keep up with the recovery in air travel amid the limited availability of new commercial…
Here are the ten (10) Things You Need to Know About North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):- Collective defence: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 and is a group of 32 countries from Europe and North America that exists to protect the people and territory of its members. The Alliance is founded on…
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with H.E. Ms. Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. Noteworthy, Prime Minister extended his greetings to Prime Minister Meloni and the people of Italy on the occasion of 79th anniversary of Liberation Day. Also, he thanked Prime Minister Meloni for the invite to the G7…
The 16th Meeting of India-France Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 15 April 2024. Notably, the Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (CT), Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Mr. K.D. Dewal, and the French delegation, by H.E. Ambassador Olivier Caron, Special Envoy for Counter-Terrorism…
US-led coalition forces off the coast of Yemen shot down four drones and an anti-ship missile launched by Houthi rebels Wednesday, American authorities said, as the Iran-backed group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping continued. Noteworthy, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that just before noon Sanaa time (0900 GMT)…
A remotely piloted aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Pithala village in Jaisalmer district, the IAF said on Thursday. No damage to any personnel or property has been reported, the IAF said. “One Remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident near Jaisalmer today during a routine training…
