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India Deploys Newly Acquired Apaches in Ladakh

June 19, 2020 @ 12:53 PM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) appears to have deployed Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in Ladakh as tensions between two Asian powers- China and India- escalate, images from ANI show. IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria is said to have visited Leh (largest town in Ladakh) and Srinagar on June 17-18 to review...

China, India up Military Preparedness Following Fatal Clash on Border

June 18, 2020 @ 11:08 AM

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) intensified military exercises including high altitude tank drills and nighttime parachute infiltration in Tibet bordering Indias Ladakh region, following the fatal clash between Chinese and India soldiers in the Galwan Valley. These PLA drills show that its forces stationed in border regions have high combat...

Indian, Chinese Contingents to Participate in Russian Victory Day Parade

June 18, 2020 @ 03:05 AM

Contingents from India and China will participate in the 75th Russian Victory Day Parade to be held on June 24. India will send a contingent of 75 personnel from its three armed forces to Moscow to participate in Russia's 75th World War II Victory Day parade on June 24, the Indian...

Information Vacuum on Chinese Casualties in Border Clash Fuels Rumors of Multiple...

June 17, 2020 @ 03:55 PM

While admitting to casualties on its side during a clash with Indian soldiers in the Galwan valley on June 15, the Chinese government has not provided any information on the number or type of casualties suffered by its Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers. India has released information on the loss of...

Canadian, UK Universities Create Sponge to Neutralise Chemical Warfare Agents

June 17, 2020 @ 07:34 AM

A team consisting of university experts from Canada and the United Kingdom have created “Metal-organic framework (MOF)-containing polymer sponge” that can absorb lethal chemical warfare agents. Dr Simon Holder, Reader in Organic Chemistry at the University of Kent (UK) and Dr Barry Blight, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of...

20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clash with China; Acted in Self-defence,...

June 16, 2020 @ 05:50 PM

In addition to the confirmation of 3 Indian soldiers killed in border clash with a Chinese patrol, the Indian Army has confirmed the deaths of 17 other soldiers who were injured in the clash but later succumbed to their injuries. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020

North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Reaction to ‘Leaflet’ War

June 16, 2020 @ 09:34 AM

North Korean soldiers blew up an inter-Korean liaison office in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong as retribution against North Korean defectors running a leaflet campaign at the border. The South Korean ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said in a brief statement that the DPRK blew up the Kaesong joint liaison office at 2:49 p

Indian Colonel, Soldiers Killed; ‘Illegally’ Crossed Border, Says China

June 16, 2020 @ 08:46 AM

In a tussle that ensued between the Indian and Chinese forces in Galwan Valley on Monday night, a Colonel-rank Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed. “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides

Turkey to use Misrata, al-Watiya Libyan Military Bases

June 16, 2020 @ 07:32 AM

Turkey is in talks with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) for its military to use two bases in the North African country. “Turkey using al-Watiya

India’s Nuclear Stockpile Dwarfed by China, Pakistan

June 15, 2020 @ 01:55 PM

India is believed to possess 150 nuclear warheads, less than half of Chinas 320-strong weapons stockpile. According to a

Chinese Anti-ship Missiles Highlighted as US Sails 3 Aircraft Carriers in Indo-Pacific

June 15, 2020 @ 05:32 AM

The Chinese media on Sunday played up possessing indigenous ‘killer weapons like DF-21D and DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missiles ‘designed to sink aircraft carriers as United States sends three of its own ships close to Chinese territorial waters. Beijing could counter Washingtons ‘hegemonic politics by enhancing its own war preparedness, holding drills and flexing military muscles, Chinese experts noted

US to Establish new Military Policy-Pacific Deterrence Initiative to Counter China

June 12, 2020 @ 05:49 PM

The 2021 US National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) establishes the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) to send a strong signal to the Chinese Communist Party that America is deeply committed to defending its interests in the Indo-Pacific. The PDI will focus resources on key military capability gaps, reassure US allies, and bolster the credibility of American deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

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