India's Akashteer (control and reporting systems) advanced air defence systemProvocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighboursby Smruti DeshpandeNew Delhi: In its first direct attack on Israeli soil since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war last October, Iran launched Operation ..read more

New Delhi: Highlighting Chinese activities near Siachen Glacier, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday reaffirmed that Shaksgam Valley is a part of India, adding that India has registered protests against China over illegal attempts to alter facts at the Shaksgam Valley.Responding to China's attempt to build a road in a part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir close to ..read more

New Delhi: India is "watchful" of the presence of a Chinese vessel in the Maldives and taking "appropriate measures" to safeguard its national and economic security, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday."As these developments are concerned especially in our neighbourhood and beyond. All these developments which have an impact on our national security, on our economic security ..read more

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday refused to comment on Australian media reports that alleged that the Commonwealth country expelled two Indian spies who were trying to 'steal secrets' and termed them as "speculative reports.""We see them as speculative reports. We really have no comments to make on those reports," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press ..read more

Naypyidaw: In a bid to combat illegal fishing, Indian ships INS Saryu and LCU58 made a port call at the Yangon port in Myanmar.According to the Indian embassy in Myanmar, the port call has been made to curb human and drug trafficking in the Andaman Sea."Combatting illegal fishing to help protect livelihoods, as well as curbing human and drug trafficking in the Andaman Sea along the international ..read more

New Delhi: In the case of Indian nationals who were duped with job offers in Myanmar, External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said that three Indians had contacted for repatriation and one has already been brought back.During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, "Three Indians in Myanmar contacted the Indian government for repatriation and one of them has returned. We are in ..read more

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected the report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "reinforcing discriminatory nationalist policies" and said the organisation is completely 'biased' and it doesn't even expect from the organization to understand country's diverse, pluralistic and democratic ethos."The US Commission on ..read more

Space debris observed by (GOSAT) or Ibuki Japan’s demonstration satelliteThe ADRAS-J technology demonstration satellite has captured an image of space debris. The debris is a discarded upper stage of a Hayabusa H-IIA rocket. ADRAS-J will now close in and conduct fly-around as well as fixed-point observations of the targetTokyo: Japan is aggressively developing technologies to actively ..read more

Pakistani payload will also be mounted on Chang'e-6 orbiterApart from piggybacking on a Chinese rocket, even the tiny satellite dubbed ICUBE-QAMAR CubeSat was fabricated with the help of the ChineseChang'e-6, China's lunar sample return mission will also carry Pakistan's miniature/nano satellite ICUBE-QAMAR CubeSat.China is set to launch its lunar probe Chang'e-6 on Friday, aiming to ..read more

"We wish her the best in her pivotal role," Mr Adani said New Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani today met the British High Commissioner to India, Lindy Cameron, and said he was fascinated to "learn about a wide set of topics ranging from her tenure across the world." "An honour to meet and hear from Her Excellency Lindy Cameron, the British High Commissioner to India ..read more