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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China on June 22-26 saw the two sides sign 17 bilateral instruments. The two governments elevated “their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to jointly build a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future,” agreed to explore a 2+2 dialogue mechanism involving diplomacy and defense, and announced plans to implement a Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. Two projects, in particular — the Mongla Port Facilities Modernization and Expansion Project and the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) — announced during Rahman’s visit have India worried as China’s involvement in these projects has implications for India’s national…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday stated that after Operation Sindoor, trust in made-in-India defence platforms has received a significant boost.He emphasised that indigenous systems played a key role in the decisive military action conducted in May 2025 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, thereby strengthening confidence in India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Singh highlighted that India’s defence production has reached over ₹1.78 lakh crore, compared to approximately ₹46,000 crore about eight to nine years ago. He underlined that this growth reflects the country’s steady march towards self-reliance and resilience in defence capabilities.He further…

Dean Forest, RCDefense I’m a disabled combat veteran and widower who left a high-paying job in D.C. to drive a delivery truck. Source link

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “the world’s largest NGO.” A global database describes its family of organizations as “the largest far-right network in history.” Yet, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological-organizational parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), remains an unregistered entity a hundred years after it was established. The RSS is neither a trust nor a non-profit. It is not a legal entity and, hence, is free from financial and other scrutiny. Recently, the Congress, India’s main opposition party, launched a series of attacks on the RSS for its unregistered status. However, the RSS top brass…

China’s PLA Navy has confirmed the successful launch of a strategic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean on 6 July 2026, marking its second such test in international waters since 2024.The launch, though described as routine training, has triggered strong protests from regional countries including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, who view it as destabilising.The missile was fired at 12:01 p.m. local time from a strategic nuclear submarine and carried a dummy warhead. According to Chinese authorities, the projectile landed precisely within the designated waters of the Pacific Ocean.Beijing emphasised that the test was part of its…

Andrew A. Michta, RCDefense The NATO summit in Ankara could become one of the most significant meetings in the alliance’s history. Source link

In June this year, violent clashes erupted between police and local protestors in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PaJK), resulting in death and injuries to scores of people. The immediate trigger for the protests was the ban on the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a grassroots civil society coalition, under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The JAAC had emerged in 2023 to protest soaring electricity bills, wheat prices, and governance issues. Islamabad’s approach to the festering grievances — while it did meet some demands, larger issues have been ignored — together with its use of force against protesters, has resulted in the periodic…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a six‑day tour covering Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, with the objective of consolidating India’s strategic footprint across the Indo‑Pacific.The visit is designed to strengthen defence, trade, technology, digital connectivity and economic cooperation, while also reinforcing India’s Act East Policy and the MAHASAGAR vision that emphasises maritime security and regional integration.In Jakarta, discussions are expected to centre on finalising the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile deal with Indonesia, a move that would make Southeast Asia’s largest nation the third regional client after the Philippines and Vietnam.The BrahMos system, jointly developed by India and Russia,…

Global Defense News The U.S. Air Force has officially entered the operational preparation phase for deploying the B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base Source link

Meet Purna and Aasis. Along with dozens of others, they survived ethnic cleansing in Bhutan, decades living in remote camps in Nepal, and the grueling process of starting over in the United States – only to be deported. And it gets worse. Bhutan never wanted them – that was why they became refugees in the first place. Once they were forced back to Bhutan, they were unceremoniously shoved over the border into India, with no documentation or legal status. A year later, they are still living in limbo. Some have made it back to Nepal, to live in the same…