The two frigates constructed with a partial transfer of technology from Russia would make these platforms the largest fleet of ships in a class showcasing domestically-produced equipment such as the BrahMos missile system, sonar system, and combat management system.

The US envoy leading the so-called “peace talks” with the Taliban terrorist group has confirmed “significant progress” in the negotiations amid claims by the group that the American side has agreed to a troop-withdrawal deal.

U.S. and Taliban officials have agreed in principle to the “framework” of a peace deal, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said after five days of talks between the militant group and the United States in Qatar.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called on the Taliban movement to engage in direct negotiations with the country’s authorities, reaffirming the importance of national unity and a strong government.

A top Russian diplomat is in Pakistan to discuss efforts to promote direct peace talks between warring sides in neighboring Afghanistan.

The tender, which is expected to be issued later this year, will seek a transfer of technology for the carbines to be produced under licence in India under a partnership deal with domestic defence companies.

En forçant un peu la bienveillance, on pourrait accorder un généreux 13/20 au président Ashraf Ghani, qui a réussi, malgré tous les obstacles, à tenir les élections législatives prévues depuis… 2015.

As the so-called Islamic State (IS) suffers devastating setbacks in Syria and Iraq, al-Qaeda continues to pose a formidable threat, principally through its regional affiliates in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Seventeen years after the September 11 attacks, al-Qaeda has survived due in large part to a deliberate strategy focused on gaining the support of the masses […]

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces on Wednesday in the Binner village of the Baramulla district of North Kashmir.

Around 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, a local official said yesterday, raising the toll substantially from 12 announced previously. “We took about 65 bodies out of the rubble yesterday,” Mohammad Sardar Bakhyari, deputy head of the provincial council in Wardak province, where the attack occurred on Monday in the latest blow to […]