India is Close to Buying a Russian Missile System, Despite U.S. Sanctions
Published: The New York Times
05 Apr 2018
India’s defense minister is visiting Moscow this week to finalize the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, Indian officials say, in a weapons deal that would violate American sanctions against Russia.
The potential $6 billion deal comes at a time when the Trump administration is both weighing more extensive sanctions against Russia and trying to forge a military alliance with India. Indian officials say the agreement could be finalized as soon as this week, with India purchasing five S-400 Triumf systems, an antiaircraft missile array that can also intercept missiles. Click here to read...
India resents supply of tanks to Pakistan
Published: The Hindu
05 Apr 2018
Mr. B.R. Bhagat, Minister of State for External Affairs, to-day [April 4, New Delhi] gave vent to India’s concern and displeasure over the routing, through certain countries, of an increasing supply to Pakistan of American-made arms and military hardware. Intervening in the debate on demands for grants for the Ministry of External Affairs in the Lok Sabha, Mr. Bhagat said these supplies were upsetting the military balance between India and Pakistan. Click here to read...
MEA on China's OBOR: Can't accept a project that violates India's sovereignty
Published: Times of India
05 Apr 2018
India on Thursday rejected reports alluding a possible cooperation with China on Beijing's mega 'One Belt One Road' (OBOR) venture, asserting that no country can accept a project that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also noted that India's position on OBOR/BRI was "clear and there is no change." Click here to read...
U.S. strike group enters South China Sea as China deploys aircraft carrier
Published: UPI
05 Apr 2018
China's deployment of its aircraft carrier to waters near Hainan Island is taking place as the U.S. Navy's Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group enters the South China Sea, according to a Hong Kong press report. Sing Tao Daily reported Thursday the U.S. group, led by Carrier Strike Group 9, concluded its port visit to Singapore on Tuesday and arrived in the South China Sea. Click here to read...
Russia to Join U.S.-China South China Sea Face Off After Vietnam Pact
Published: Newsweek
05 Apr 2018
Russia has agreed to a new military cooperation roadmap with Vietnam, which could bring Moscow into the ongoing power struggle between the China and the U.S. in the South China Sea. The deal was signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Vietnamese counterpart General Ngo Xuan Lich in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian news agency TASS reported.Click here to read...
Islamabad, Kabul trade charges ahead of Abbasi’s visit
Published: The Dawn
06 Apr 2018
Pakistan on Thursday rejected the Afghan allegations that its air force had violated its airspace and carried out raids inside Afghan territory.
“Pakistani security forces are undertaking counter-terrorism operations in Bajaur Agency directed against terrorist groups who continue to attack Pakistan from their sanctuaries based on Afghan soil that have resulted in loss of lives and injuries on the Pakistani side,” Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal tweeted after Kabul alleged that Pakistan had conducted air strikes in the Afghan province of Kunar causing “huge financial damage”. Click here to read...
Chinese workers thrash policemen in Khanewal
Published: The Dawn
04 Apr 2018
Chinese engineers and other staffers, engaged in the construction of M4 Motorway from Bahawalpur to Faisalabad, attacked policemen deployed for their security after the foreign workers were barred from leaving their camp's premises without a security squad, DawnNewsTV reported on Wednesday. Click here to read...
PM Hasina for real teaching of Islam in Bangladesh
Published: Dhaka Tribune
05 Apr 2018
The prime minister has inaugurated construction works on nine model mosques and Islamic cultural centres. Describing Islam as a religion of peace, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday emphasized the need for real teaching of Islam in the country. “We want Bangladesh to be built with a non-communal spirit. The people of all faiths will practise their own religious rituals properly. This is the principle of Islam,” she said. Click here to read...
