Will BJP commit to 3% of GDP for defence spending?

Neither the BJP, nor the Congress before it, made any manifesto commitments on defence spending, even though allocations have plummeted from 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the late......

Russia's Unease Over India-US Proximity

The scaling up of the India-US strategic partnership to the level of non-NATO ally with defence deals, sharing and transfer of defence technology, interoperability, joint collaboration and joint......

Defence Budget Can't Beat Inflation!

India spends significantly less on defence than could be expected from a country that faces simultaneous armed threats from two hostile neighbours -- China and Pakistan. IMAGE: An Indian Army......

'China did not get its way'

'There's no pro-China tilt in BRICS.''All these countries want to be close to China, but they are all good friends of India also.' IMAGE: China's President Xi Jinping, who is also general......

Russian President Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics

IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on Friday. Photograph: Sputnik/Aleksey Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters Russian President......

'France were lucky,' Belgian PM tells Macron

IMAGE: French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) celebrates as King Philippe of Belgium (left) looks on alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the end of the FIFA World Cup semi-final match......