India has successfully launched its advanced earth observation satellite, HysIS, and 30 other international satellites from eight countries. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C43, injected the 31 satellites into their designated orbits on November 29. The launch from the spaceport at Sriharikota, in…

26th November this year marked the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks. Concerns about unwillingness of Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of 26/11 to justice even after 10 long years of the dastardly attacks in which 166 victims from 15 countries lost their precious lives, poured out in different capitals…

The bilateral relations between India and Maldives are in for a sea change. The newly elected President of the island country Ibrahim Mohammed Solih is likely to undertake his maiden foreign visit to India next month. This clearly indicates that the new Maldivian regime attaches great significance to close strategic and…

The suicide attack by three heavily armed men on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi has opened up the wounds festering for a long time. It left four people dead, before the attackers were killed by Pakistani security forces. Soon after, the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack saying…

India’s relations with Australia have been growing over the decades. This is indicated by the high level reciprocal visits from both sides. With the changed global geo-strategic scenario, India is perceived to play a larger role in the Indo-Pacific. This will need both India and Australia to play a larger…

In what comes as a latest twist in the Brexit negotiations, the Democratic Unionists Party (DUP) who have a deal with the Conservative Party have abstained on a recent series of votes on the finance bill, the legislation needed to implement measures in the UK budget. In recent weeks, the…

Amidst fierce battle between the Saudi-led coalition forces and the Houthi rebels in the port city of Hodeidah in southern Yemen; a new hope for peace has arisen after both sides have ensured their participation in the UN-led talks in Sweden by the end of the year. There had been…

The relations between the US and Pakistan is at its nadir. President Trump, well known for speaking his mind, in an interview to an American TV channel, directly castigated Islamabad. The US President said, “We were giving Pakistan $1.3 billion a year, they didn’t do a damn thing for us”.…

President Ram Nath Kovind paid a State Visit to Vietnam as part of India's effort to boost strategic partnership with key partners in the Indo-Pacific region. After the government synergized India’s Act East Policy, it injected a new element to India’s foreign policy. The series of engagements by top leaders…