China's defence minister to visit India by year-endBEIJING: China's defence minister, Wei Fenghe, will visit India by the end of this year, following an invitation from the South Asian nation, defence ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told a monthly news briefing on Thursday.China and India almost came to blows last year …

China quietly resumes its activities in Doklam area: US officialWASHINGTON: China has quietly resumed its activities in the Doklam area and neither Bhutan nor India has sought to dissuade it, a top US official has said while comparing Beijing's actions in the Himalayan region with its manovers in the disputed …

Analysis: When to end the war? North Korea and US at odds over path to peaceBy Josh Smith SEOUL: Washington's reluctance to declare an end to the Korean War until after North Korea abandons its nuclear arsenal may put it at odds not only with Pyongyang, but also with allies …

When the Kargil war came dangerously close to becoming a nuclear catastropheSome quick thinking by senior IAF officials in 1999 saved India from a potentially dangerous situation during the Kargil war. During the height of the war, an Indian fighter pilot accidentally put a Pakistani military base in its sights …

On Kargil Vijay Diwas, Northern Army Commander assures full preparednessDRAS: The Indian Army will give a befitting reply to any Pakistani misadventure and is fully trained to tackle any contingency, said the Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh here today, even as election results are still emerging for the …

Explosion heard outside US embassy in BeijingBEIJING: A loud blast occurred near the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday, according to multiple eyewitness reports on social media. Video clips posted online showed smoke in the air outside the diplomatic compound in the Chinese capital and security personnel rushing in the …

'I will either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it'By G.L. Batra At 1 p.m. on 5 July 1999, our troops captured Point 4875. But the enemy continued to fire from a position north of the point. It became evident that this post …

South Africa offers to waive arbitration penalties to remove Denel off blacklistSouth African defence manufacturer Denel has offered to waive off close to $100 million it won from arbitration against India if New Delhi were to remove it from the defence ministry’s blacklist. State-run Denel’s offer has come after the …

Detection system to be set up on Pakistan, Bangladesh bordersNEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs is planning to beef up the security infrastructure on the porous border with Pakistan and Bangladesh by installing Comprehensive Integrated Border Management Systems (CIBMS) at four more spots in Gujarat, Punjab, Tripura and south …

Defence budget as percentage of GDP lowest since 1962 war, says House panelThe current defence budget as a percentage of GDP is lowest since the India-China war in 1962, a parliamentary panel has said and expressed its "unhappiness" over the share of capital expenditure in the defence expenditure being "abysmally …