How Many People Died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
One question I’ve been asked a lot by journalists is, “how many people died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?” The reason they ask isn’t because they can’t use Google, it’s because Continue Reading
Quad leaders to agree on vaccine aid to counter China influence
TOKYO — The leaders of the “Quad” countries — the U.S., Japan, India and Australia — will meet online Friday for their first summit, signaling their commitment to cooperate in Continue Reading
US Aims At Helping India Develop Its Own Defense Industrial Base: Pentagon
The Biden administration is looking at deepening its military and technical cooperation with India by not only providing it with arms and equipment, but also helping New Delhi develop its Continue Reading
Myanmar junta removes Arakan Army from terrorist list
Myanmar’s military junta has removed Arakan Army (AA) insurgents from its list of terrorist groups because the faction has stopped attacks and in order to help establish peace across the Continue Reading
US blocks Turkey’s 30 locally-made attack helicopter sale to Pakistan
The United States has prevented Turkey from supplying 30 locally made attack helicopters to Pakistan, Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said.During a briefing on Monday, Kalin noted that the US Continue Reading
Myanmar coup: ‘We were told to shoot protesters’, say police who fled
Police officers from Myanmar have told the BBC they fled across the border into India after refusing to carry out the orders of the military which seized power in a Continue Reading
Chinese business, Out!’ Myanmar anger threatens investment plans
“China’s gas pipeline will be burned,” chanted a group of protesters in Myanmar this week on the route of a Chinese pipeline.Hailed by China as a symbol of “mutually beneficial Continue Reading
Message to China? The first-ever formal summit of Quad on Friday
The first formal summit of the heads of state of the four-member group of nations known as the `Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’ (Quad) (India, the US, Japan & Australia) is a significant development. In the US, the transfer of power to the Biden administration has only increased commitment to reviving the Quad. At a separate briefing in the US, the State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said that “maritime security is, of course, an important one, but our shared interests go well beyond that”.
Should India Continue With Nuclear Power for Electricity Generation?
Questions are often raised about why India should continue to invest in nuclear power when even after 60 years of having been in the fray, it contributes only 2 per Continue Reading
HAL gives Greenlight for development of seaplane variant of Dornier 228
State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has given go-ahead for the development of a seaplane variant of Dornier 228 twin-turboprop utility aircraft as per recent media reports. Transport Aircraft Division at Continue Reading