With elections due next year, there are fears unrest will grow as the ruling BJP faces criticism over its alleged inaction An imam stabbed and shot to death in a mosque that was then burned to the ground. A young … Read More
India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. Heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over the last 12 … Read More
India on Thursday approved in principle the purchase of 26 French marine Rafale jets and three Scorpene-class submarines, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade in Paris. New Delhi‘s Defence … Read More
The U.S. and India are set to announce a slew of defense and technology collaborations on Thursday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit, U.S. officials said. From deepening defense and military ties to greater collaboration on technology and diversification … Read More
Concerns over the stability of Afghanistan are growing as the country struggles with its economy and humanitarian crises under Taliban rule. Calling for a representative government in Afghanistan, the foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday urged the … Read More
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S.-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia’s top outlet for seaborne crude – have been settled in other currencies. … Read More
NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States offered sharp but veiled criticism of China on Friday, even as they maintained their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at countering Beijing. In comments at … Read More
NEW DELHI: With an eye on building a self-reliant defence ecosystem, India is planning to significantly ramp up its arms exports to nearly $5 billion over the next two years. Continue reading HERE Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/97874264.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst __________________________________________________________________ [Disclaimer]
Revised estimates in the Budget documents show that the armed forces were unable to spend ₹2,369 crore out of last year’s capital outlay of ₹1.52 lakh crore India on Wednesday set aside ₹5.94 lakh crore for defence spending in this … Read More
India is expected to overtake China’s population sometime around April and only widen that gap by 2050. Experts say that while having a young working population could prove a huge advantage, significant challenges of providing quality healthcare, education and jobs … Read More