National and International Aviation and Defence News Special Spotlight

Is the power centre changing in North Korea?

Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong taking Pyongyang’s decisions By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 12 July 2020. It seems powers that be in Pyongyang the capital city…Read more ›

Tagged with: Comrade Chairman, DPRK, John Bolton, Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, National Security Advisor, North Korea, President Trump, U.N. Security Council, U.S. President

Chinese intelligence agency MSS calls the shots for Nepal’s PM KPS Oli

China’s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi is trying to save Oli’s government By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 12 July 2020. Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi…Read more ›

Tagged with: Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese Ambassador, Chinese Intelligence Agency, Communist Party of Nepal, Eminent Persons Group, Ghanshyam Bhusal Agriculture Minister, Ministry of State Security, MSS, Nepal Foreign Ministry, Nepal Hou Yanqi, PM KPS Oli, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Rajnath Singh Defence Minister of India, Spotlight, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai Minister

North & South Korea: Tensions very seriously rising

By Suresh Somu Jakarta. 09 July 2020. TOPSY-TURVY is very seriously the word to describe ongoing talks between North Korea, South Korea with the latest gesture from South Korean President…Read more ›

Tagged with: KCNA news agency, Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in, North Korean leader, South Korean President, Spotlight

GALWAN – TO FIRE OR NOT TO FIRE

By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd) New Delhi. 25 June 2020. The premeditated, preplanned assault on Indian troops by PLA at Galwan on 15 June,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Col Santosh Babu, EAM Shri Jaishanher, Line of Actual Control, Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, NAAM NAMAK NISHAN

US Intelligence confirms China planned attack on India in Galwan

New Delhi. 23 June 2020. As per a report published in US News & World Report, Gen. Zhao Zongqi, head of the Western Theater Command approved the operation…Read more ›

Tagged with: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Doklam standoffs, Gen. Zhao Zongqi, General Wu Shezhou, northern India, southwestern China, US News, Western Theater Command

PMO gives clarification on PM Narendra Modi’s All Party Meet Statement

New Delhi. 20 June 2020. “Attempts are being made in some quarters to give a mischievous interpretation to remarks by the Prime Minister at the All-Party Meeting (APM)…Read more ›

Tagged with: PM Narendra Modi, Spotlight

Galwan Incident: An Inflexion Point long overdue

By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd) (The Article was first published by CENJOWS. Re-Published here with consent.) New Delhi. 20 June 2020. On 17 June…Read more ›

Tagged with: Galwan Incident, Indian Foreign Minister, military clash

US-North Korean handshake looses grip

Dreams of unification of the two Koreas shattered By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 14 June 2020. The week gone by has been one of watershed for Korea watchers…Read more ›

Tagged with: DPRK, KCNA, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, Trump shake

Sikorsky LM’s MH60-R for defending Indian waters and global commons

A chopper of choice for Indian Navy By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 12 June 2020. The US Department of Defence website today stated, “ Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Bill Blair, Capt. Todd Evans, COVID-19, Indian Navy, Lockheed Martin Corp, MH60-R helicopters, Multi-Role Helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Seahawk helicopters, Sikorsky Naval Helicopters Programs, Tom Kane

Is China trying to give India a geopolitical migraine?

PLA crosses LAC & India reacts China tries to divert world attention from COVID-19 Finally adapts diplomacy to continue with the good neighbour act By Jai Kumar Verma…Read more ›