Putin talks arms, nuclear deals in IndiaNEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin was expected Friday to sign a deal in India worth more than $5 billion for the S-400 air defence system, despite US warnings of sanctions against countries buying Russian military hardware. Putin, who arrived in New Delhi late Thursday, …

US will defeat its enemies with full force of American might: Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump unveiled a new counter-terrorism strategy which issues a tough warning to terrorist groups and their supporters that the United States will defeat its enemies with the full force of American might. The strategy for …

India and Russia to sign over $7 billion defence dealsNEW DELHI: India and Russia are set to sign defence deals worth over $7 billion at the bilateral summit on Friday, but financial sanctions by the US have cast a shadow as they limit New Delhi’s capacity to transfer funds to …

Three services to have jt cyber, space and special forces teamsNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has informed top military commanders that creation of three new joint structures to meet future warfare needs has been given a go-ahead. The new divisions will bring together Army, Air Force and Navy’s personnel …

US, UK and Netherlands accuse Russian spy agency GRU of scores of attacksBRUSSELS: The United States and other Western nations leveled a torrent of new allegations against Moscow's secretive GRU military spy agency on Thursday, accusing its agents of hacking anti-doping agencies, plane crash investigations and a chemical weapons probe …

Putin's India visit: New Delhi plays balancing act between US, RussiaNEW DELHI: As India and Russia prepare to sign a deal for S-400 missile defence system on Friday, New Delhi is playing the greatest balancing act of all — its defence needs and a strategic relationship with Russia with sanctions …

India, Kazakhstan agree to ramp up military tiesNEW DELHI: India and Kazakhstan agreed to step up military cooperation, especially in the areas of defence production, as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her counterpart Nurlan Yermekbayev during her three-day visit to the central Asian country, a statement said Thursday. During her …

Meeting held for inter-agency coordination in offshore areasNEW DELHI: A meeting of several security agencies and petrochemical firms to improve coordination among themselves and tackle contingencies in offshore areas was held in Mumbai today, a statement said. The 38th edition of the regional contingency committee, western region, was attended by …

US indicts seven Russian military intel agents in global hacking conspiracyWASHINGTON: The US Justice Department today indicted seven agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency as part of a joint crackdown with Britain and the Netherlands on a series of major hacking plots attributed to Russia. John Demers, US Assistant …

Dutch government says it disrupted Russian attempt to hack chemical weapons watchdogTHE HAGUE: Dutch authorities disrupted an attempt in April by Russian intelligence agents to hack the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld said on Thursday. At a news conference in The Hague, Bijleveld called …