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German Air Force chief Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz has proposed a joint exercise with the Indian Air Force (IAF) – a move that is not surprising as Berlin is refocusing …

The 15th BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg in South Africa from 22nd-24th August. This will be the first in-person Summit to be held after 4 years, …

Severe floods in China’s Beijing and surrounding areas including Hebei have damaged several crops, once again putting the spotlight on food security. The extreme weather fluctuations — from floods to …

Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has upgraded India to ‘Overweight’ rating saying the country’s reform and macro-stability agenda supports a strong capital investment and profit outlook. At the same time …

Amid rising economic challenges and a slowdown in growth, China is rapidly getting caught in its own debt trap. The ballooning hidden debt, which has been piling up for years, …

China has appointed General Wang Houbin, former naval deputy commander, as the head of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Forces (PLARF). The elite PLARF has been embroiled in corruption scandals …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for the growth rate of India’s economy to 6.1 per cent in 2023 which is 0.2 percentage points higher than its …

China’s below-expectation growth rate of 6.3 per cent in the April-June quarter has rattled the top leaders. The 25-member Politburo, comprising key decision makers of the Communist Party of China …

India’s indigenously built in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan was decommissioned and handed over to Vietnam People’s Navy in an impressive ceremony held at strategic Cam Ranh naval base over the …

A taekwondo team from Nagaland has scripted history by breaking an 11-year-old Guinness World Record set by China’s martial artists for the highest kick. The Chinese had been holding the …

India, which is now the world’s most populated country, is all set to ride high on its demographic dividend at a time when China’s worries over an ageing population are …

Expect China to announce more measures, curbing exports of critical raw materials that are required to manufacture high-end equipment and technology items. Earlier this week, Beijing’s sudden decision to restrict …

Mongolia, which has declared India as a ‘spiritual neighbour’, is hoping to build a firmer connect with New Delhi as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visits Ulaanbaatar this week on …

Pressure is mounting on Beijing to announce a fresh round of stimulus package to boost its economy amid patchy recovery in the all-important manufacturing sector which is weighing on the …

Kathmandu: Nepal has rejected China’s claim that the newly constructed Pokhara International Airport is part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China first called the Pokhara international airport, built …

A day after China blocked a joint India-US proposal for listing Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Sajid Mir – the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks – as a globally …

Inking of India-US roadmap for military-industrial cooperation was not surprising after the spat at Shangri La dialogue between Secretary Defence Lloyd Austin and China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu. It was …

A new alliance is in the formation in Asia. China, Iran and Pakistan organised their first trilateral counter-terrorism conference in Beijing on Wednesday. The three nations, of which two are …

India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested its New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. This was the first pre-induction night launch …

Concerned about China’s geostrategic striving for supremacy, which is challenging the other neighbouring countries, India and Germany on Tuesday vowed to further solidify their strategic partnership that could include a …

It has all the features that make giant pandas cute and cuddleable except that it is completely white. The world’s first and the sole albino panda has finally made it …