India cancels $500 million dollar defense deal with Israel

Less than two weeks before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit India, New Delhi has officially canceled a $500m. defense deal with defense-giant Rafael to purchase Spike anti-tank guided missiles. Rafael has received an official statement from the Indian Ministry of Defense on the cancellation of the Spike missile deal,” read a statement […]

India Cancels $500 Million Dollar Defense Deal With Israel

Less than two weeks before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit India, New Delhi has officially canceled a $500m. defense deal with defense-giant Rafael to purchase Spike anti-tank guided missiles. “Rafael has received an official statement from the Indian Ministry of Defense on the cancellation of the Spike missile deal,” read a statement […]

Russia derails UN effort to regulate development of ‘killer robots’

After a week of discussions regarding the future of “lethal autonomous weapon systems” (LAWS) in Geneva, Russia took an in-character stand against the United Nations’ position that drones should not be developed to autonomously conduct military operations that involve taking human lives without any human operator input.  Although the intention of the UN meeting was […]

New Delhi blanketed in smog, shutting down infrastructure

New Delhi has been covered in smog for days now, forcing residents to stay inside, shutting down schools and closing businesses. Traffic has slowed as accidents have increased due to the poor visibility. The city is reportedly suffering from pollution 10 times worse than Beijing, China–and that place is known for its poor air quality. […]

Bold attack near airport rattles Kashmir

On Tuesday, the sound of explosions woke Srinagar up. At 4:30 a.m., residents heard the dull thud of grenades and the rapid bam-bam-bam hammering of machine gun fire. Srinagar is the biggest city in the Indian zone of disputed Kashmir, and Kashmirs are sadly familiar with the sounds of war. But this was coming from an […]

Mattis builds defense partnership with another of China’s opponents: India

American Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with India’s Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, wherein both nations emphasized the importance of building a stronger military partnership in the years ahead. “This is a historic opportunity for our two democracies, a time of strategic convergence,” Mattis said. “As India takes its rightful place at the […]

Chinese Australians in supercars protest India on its 70th Independence day

On Tuesday 15th August at around 12:40pm, a fleet of supercars, organized by a Sydney-based Australian Chinese automobile club, started their parade, led by a red Bentley covered by Chinese flag pattern. Bentleys, Lamborghinis, BMW, AUDI and Maseratis were among the 10 luxury cars that joined the parade across Sydney, passing three universities including Sydney […]

China and India agree to de-escalate standoff in Doklam

The nearly two month old standoff in the remote Doklam plateau between China and India may be coming to a close, as the two nations promise to disengage and diffuse hostilities that have been building over a border dispute. In recent weeks, India and China have maintained diplomatic communication in respect of the incident at […]

India-China tensions escalate as soldiers hurl stones at each other in Kashmir

Officials say Indian and Chinese soldiers hurled stones at one another during an altercation in the high Himalayas in Indian-controlled Kashmir, escalating the tensions between two nations already engaged in a lengthy border standoff elsewhere.   Read the whole story from The Independent. Featured image courtesy of AP

China-India conflict picking up steam—in the media

A simmering conflict between India and China in a remote border region in the mountains is showing no signs of abating, as more soldiers and military hardware are reportedly moving towards what is being openly discussed as a possible war by the media in both countries. The conflict, a border dispute in a rugged area […]