China holds meet with 19 countries in Indian Ocean region without India

China held a meeting this week with 19 countries from the Indian Ocean region in which India was conspicuously absent. Photograph: ANI Photo The China International Development Cooperation Agency,......

Modi-Morrison stress on immediate end to Ukraine hostilities

Expressing concern over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India and Australia have underlined the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities and stressed that the contemporary global order has been......

Wanted! A National Security Strategy

India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd). IMAGE: Indian and......

Why is the govt starving the navy?

As a percentage of the military budget, the navy's share has fallen from 19 per cent in 2010-2011 to just 15.5 per cent this year.With the Indian Navy's annual budget declining steadily, security......

India pips Singapore to become largest importer

India has overtaken Singapore to emerge as the largest importer in the Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Co-operation region, reveals a study done by the Exim Bank of India.India accounted......