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Will North Korea hold the aces in the China-US ongoing trade war?

By Suresh Somu Bangkok. 12 January 2019. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is tactfully playing his cards well with his latest visit to China at the invitation…Read more ›

Tagged with: 1950-53 Korean War, China-US, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Dr Bonnie Glaser, Kim Jong Un, Korean Peninsula, Lu Chao, North Korea, North Korean leader, President Donald Trump, President Moon Jae-in, trade war, US-China tug-of-war, Yonhap news agency

Bangladesh elections : Landslide victory for Hasina

By JK Verma New Delhi. 01 January 2018. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hit the hat trick by securing landslide victory in the parliamentary election held on December 30th,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Awami League, Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh elections, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BNP, Ershad, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Khalida Zia, Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Rohingya Musims

India & Bhutan Prime Ministers meet before the year ends

Fifty years of a friendship between two dependable neighbours By Brig. VK Atray New Delhi. 30 December 2018. It was a bond which has stayed strong. Four years…Read more ›

Tagged with: Act East Policy, Bhutanese Prime Minister, Dr. Lotay Tshering, Golden Jubilee, IMTRAT, Indian Military Training Team, ISRO, Narrowing the Gap, Neighborhood First Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bhutan, upcoming Indian elections, year end

Neighbours unhappy as Japan flexes defence muscles

By Suresh Somu Bangkok. 23 December 2018. Here’s a regional defence analogy that sums up the famous liner: One man’s meat is the other man’s poison. In recent…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aegis Ashore systems, Agence France-Presse, China’s foreign ministry, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Chinese military, Donald Trump, F-35B stealth fighter jets, flexes defence muscles, Hua Chun Ying, Japan Defence Minister, Joe Biden, Minju Joson, National Defense Program Guidelines, Noh Kyu-duk, regional defence analogy, Rodong Sinmun, Self-Defense Forces, Sinzo Abe, South China Sea, South Korean Foreign Ministry, Takeshi Iwaya, United States Vice President, US President, World War II

India trying to reduce Chinese influence on Maldives

Extends USD 1.4 Bn budgetary support By JK Verma New Delhi. 23 December 2018. Prime Minister Modi, after meeting visiting President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih of Republic of Maldives,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Abdul Gayoom, Abdulla Yameen, China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Coco Islands, CPEC, cultural cooperation, European Union, Hambantota port, India-First Policy, Indian Ocean Region, intelligence agency MSS, ISIL, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Maldivian Democratic Party, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of State Security, President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih, President Solih, President Yameen, Prime Minister Modi, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reduce Chinese influence, Republic of Maldives, Supreme Court judge

Bhutan gets a new government: Democracy marches ahead

By Brig. VK Atray New Delhi. 09 November 2018. It has been three days since Bhutan got a new Prime Minister and the new government of the mountain…Read more ›

Tagged with: Act East Policy, Democracy marches ahead, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, Dzongkha Development Commission, Indian foreign secretary, Indian Prime Minister, Lhengye Zhungtshog Hall, Lyonpo Sherub Gyelthen, Narendra Modi, Neighborhood First Policy, new Prime Minister, Nyishog-Saephu constituency, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, Tshencho Wangdi, Ugyen Wangdi, Venerable Yonten Lopen, Wangchuk Namgyel

Pakistan is tense after acquittal of Asia Bibi: Country has no place for minorities

By J K Verma New Delhi. 04 November 2018. The Islamic extremists organised massive protests, forced to close schools, colleges and business installations, roads were blocked, anti government,…Read more ›

Tagged with: ACN, anti judiciary, anti military slogans, apex court, ARMY CHIEF, Asia Bibi, catholic charity organisation, Chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawah, Christian politician, enemies of Islam, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, General Zia-ul-Haq, Hafiz Muhammad, Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, Imran Khan, International Religious Freedoms, Islamic extremism, Islamic extremists, Islamic fundamentalists, Khadim Rizvi, Lahore High Court, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Lashkar-e-Toiba, massive protests, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, Pakistan government, Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman, Pakistani prisons, Pir Muhammad Afzal Qadri, Prophet Muhammad, Saif-ul- Mulook, Shia Muslims, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Spotlight, Sunni Barelvi party, Supreme Court, Supreme Court judges, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF

Indian Military Training Team ( IMTRAT ) strengthens Indio-Bhutan ties

By Brig. VK Atray Thimphu/New Delhi. 31 October 2018. Despite of being the big brother in the region , India’s immediate neighbourhood is sensitive , needs strategic security…Read more ›

Tagged with: 9 Gurkha Rifles, Air Traffic Control, Army Supply Corps, B N Upadhyay, Bhutan friendship, Brig TV Jaganathan, Buddha & Teen Murti, Capt P K Chakraborti, Chinese military, Colonel BN Upadhyaya, Colonel Incharge Adminisration, Diplomatic Relations, Eastern Air Command of India, Eastern Army Command, Enthusiastic golfers, geo-strategic importance, HAA Mela, Himalayan kingdom, IMTRAT, India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Indian Military Academy, Indian Military Training Team, Indian Prime Minister, India’ Border Road Organisation, Indio-Bhutan ties, Indira Gandhi, Indo- Bhutan relationship, Maj A N Sudan, Maj P N Kackar, Maj S N Gurung, Military Hospital, National Defence Academy, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Project Dantak, Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Bodyguards, Royal Family, Sino-Indian, Tactical Head Quarters, the Royal Bhutan Army, Wangdi RBA Trining Centre

Myanmar is India’s focus in it’s Act East Policy & anti-insurgency drive

· 22nd National Level Meeting between the two neighbours held By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 30 October 2018. Amidst the hovering presence of two not-so-friendly neighbours China and…Read more ›

Tagged with: Act East Policy, anti-insurgency drive, Aung San Suu Kyi-led, Border Haats, Border Trade, CNS Admiral Sunil Lanba, Defence & Security Cooperation, FM U Wunna Maung Lwin, Foreign Office Consultations, Gen Bipin Rawat, IMCEITS, India and Myanmar, Indian Army Chief, Joint Consultative Commission, Joint Secretary-level meetings, Joint Trade Committee, JTC, MIEDC, Ministry of Home Affairs, National League for Democracy, National Level Meeting, Naval Staff, Nay Pyi Taw, NLD government, Rajiv Gauba, RBCs, Regional Border Committee Meetings, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Sectoral Level Meetings, South-East Asia, Spotlight, U Kyaw Tinwhen

More solid handshakes between India and Indonesia

By Suresh Somu Jakarta. 28 October 2018. India and Indonesia, which celebrate 70 years of bilateral ties next year, are making more regional headways to further enhance a…Read more ›

Tagged with: Ahmedabad Kite Museum, Armed Forces, Bilateral Defence Minister, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Defence Cooperation Agreement, Gen (Retd) Ryamizard Rycudu, India and Indonesia, Indian Defence Minister, Indian Prime Minister, Indonesian President Joko, Jakarta Post, Jakarta’s Museum Layang-Layang, Jokowi, Malacca Straits Patrol, Merdeka Palace, Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, solid handshakes, tête-à-tête, Widodo met

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Will North Korea hold the aces in the China-US ongoing trade war?

Bangladesh elections : Landslide victory for Hasina

India & Bhutan Prime Ministers meet before the year ends

Neighbours unhappy as Japan flexes defence muscles

India trying to reduce Chinese influence on Maldives

Bhutan gets a new government: Democracy marches ahead

Pakistan is tense after acquittal of Asia Bibi: Country has no place for minorities

Indian Military Training Team ( IMTRAT ) strengthens Indio-Bhutan ties

Myanmar is India’s focus in it’s Act East Policy & anti-insurgency drive

More solid handshakes between India and Indonesia

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