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ASEAN defence ministers hail India's role as "superpower" in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The ASEAN defence ministers today lauded India's role in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, with the defence ministers of Malaysia and the Philippines calling India... Read More


Poor governance led regime change in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: Doval

Nepal, Nov. 1 -- India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said "poor governance" was the reason behind uprisings that led to change of governments in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the ... Read More


A French trial examines Holocaust Memorial graffiti believed linked to Russia

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Three Bulgarian men are on trial in Paris this week for alleged involvement in spray-painting blood-red hands on the city's Holocaust Memorial, an act of vandalism that French int... Read More


From South China Sea code to cyber threats: What Asean defence chiefs agreed on the first day of KL talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1 -- The Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) opened yesterday with little fanfare, a starkcontrast to the pomp and pageantry of the Asean Summit earlier this week. There were n... Read More


US-China G2, nukes on the table: Is Trump heralding Cold War-like bipolarity?

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The world appears to be slipping into bipolarity, with US President Donald Trump realizing the limits of America's economic leverage-whether through sanctions or trade. His tariff... Read More


ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus an integral part of India's 'Act East Policy': Rajnath Singh

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday described the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) as an integral part of India's Act East Policy and broader Indo-Pacif... Read More


Opportunity for India in US shift in nuclear policy

India, Nov. 1 -- US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. Just what kind of tests Trump envisages is not known... Read More


Caste-away: Still surviving beyond India's shores

India, Nov. 1 -- In July 1982, prime minister Indira Gandhi was set to visit the US. Triumphant after her return from the political wilderness following the debacle of the Emergency, Gandhi's meetings... Read More


India and US ink 10-year defence framework pact

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- India and the US on Friday signed a 10-year framework to deepen the bilateral defence relationship, during a meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart ... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN exchanges views with the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Korea

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a pull-aside meeting with the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Ahn Gyu-Back, on the sidelines of... Read More