On 16 January, Japan and India launched their second Joint Air Defense Exercise named “Veer Guardian 2023” at Hyakuri Air Base, near Tokyo in Japan. Four Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) eight F-2 and F-15 fighters are participating in the fortnight-long drill. The exercise aims to conduct multi-domain air combat operations […]

The State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Illegally Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are two regions with a shared history, but vastly different realities in terms of development. AJK is a self-governing territory within Pakistan, while IIOJK is a region occupied by India and has been subject to significant political unrest and conflict. In terms of infrastructure, […]

Hitherto, till Mr Shinzo Abe became Japan’s Prime Minister for a second term, India-Japan relations were confined to economic cooperation on bilateral issues. Given the bonhomie between the two Prime Ministers, the spurred relations to reach deeper on the geopolitical level and to downplay China’s global influence. Many political and economic analysts observed the old approach of India-Japan relations in […]

At the sidelines of the week-long Aero India 2023 show, Deputy Director of the Russia Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov shared details regarding its offer to the Indian Navy to “jointly develop” a non-nuclear attack submarine based on the former’s Amur-1650 with up to 80 percent localization production. The proposal came after Russia said it would not participate […]

Speaking in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Indian Islamic cleric Shabbir Ahmed Siddiqui, who is the imam of Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad, said that “Whoever gives [election] tickets to Muslim women is rebelling against Islam… This will weaken our religion.” Siddiqui argued that women should be forbidden from participating in elections on the same grounds that they are forbidden from […]

On February 2, 2023, a huge Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supply dump was recovered during a combing operation by Security Forces (SFs) in Bhuruti Forest under Narla Police limits in the Kalahandi District of Odisha. The seized items include one Bharmar (country made muzzle loading gun), 11 electric detonators, gun powder, electric wire, batteries, Mosquito nets, water bottles, one […]

The relation with India is one of the key partnerships that Europe needs to strengthen. However, it must accept that a ‘new India’ is emerging. As the EU is reviewing its position in the global system, there is a growing recognition that the relationship with India will be of critical importance. India’s future trajectory will have a significant impact on […]

The Ministry of National Defense has announced that 20 military students who were sent to India for military training by the previous government have returned to the country. The ministry published a statement late Wednesday and said that based on the guidance of the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense and the coordination of the Department of Foreign Relations […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) welcomed the Indian announcement for Afghanistan in the Union Budget 2023-24, which was presented on Wednesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, wionews reported. According to the report New Delhi announced a development assistance of Rs 200 crore ($24.3 million) for the country in the budget, which was the same amount announced in last year’s […]

India proposed on Wednesday 5.94 trillion rupees ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period’s initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter jets and roads along its tense border with China, Reuters reported. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated 1.63 trillion rupees for defence capital outlays – an expenditure that would include new […]