India to buy 31 armed drones from US
India's apex defence body approved the procurement last year just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, while the Pentagon approved it in February.
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South Korea, US, Japan align on response to NK escalating provocations
The countries' no. 2 diplomats express concern over possible deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine war.
Philippines, allies hold joint naval exercises ‘to respond to any crisis’
Kamandag, an acronym in Filipino for “cooperation of the warriors of the sea,” involves troops from the Philippines, US & other countries.
Border tensions heighten as North Korea builds up drone incursion claims
Seoul won’t confirm Pyongyang’s account of drone crossing border.
China’s army conducts ‘Joint Sword-2024B’ drills surrounding Taiwan
The operation is intended to hone troops' capabilities in joint sea-air patrol, the blockade and control of key ports and areas, strikes on naval and land targets, and the seizure…
Momentum builds for South Korea, US, Japan summit by end of year
South Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik said in an interview on Sunday the three parties are "moderately building a consensus" for a standalone three-way summit "as…
China blames water cannon attack on ‘trespassing’ Filipino ships
China Coast Guard reiterated China’s “indisputable sovereignty” over practically the entire South China Sea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vows to thwart South Korea-US ‘nuclear alliance’
Experts say Mr Kim's speech calling for managing situation reveals anxiety over bolstering South Korea-US alliance.
Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems, WSJ reports
Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached in the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing…
India-China tensions will continue till military deployment issue resolved: Jaishankar
Acknowledging that India’s relationship with China has not been ‘great’ for the last four years, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said tensions between the two…