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Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to Slovakia on Tuesday, describing it as both historic and productive. He emphasised that the outcomes of the visit would significantly strengthen bilateral relations between India and Slovakia, particularly in trade and investment, which he noted would benefit future generations.In a special gesture underscoring the warmth of ties, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico personally came to see him off at the end of the visit.In a message posted on X, Prime Minister Modi expressed gratitude to the Slovak government and its people for their hospitality. He highlighted that stronger trade relations would bring…

Kaushik Roy, Strategy Page Numerous books in English have been written on the June-August 1944 Normandy Campaign. However, most of these works focus on the ground campaign Source link

The Iran war and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz are unlikely, on their own, to fundamentally reshape global trade. The maritime system remains deeply embedded in global energy flows and industrial supply chains and is resilient to episodic shocks. However, such events may accelerate a longer-term shift in China’s external economic strategy toward a corridor-hedging logic, in which connectivity is understood not as a single integrated system but as uneven, only partly substitutable routes that vary in usefulness under different geopolitical conditions. This does not signal a move away from maritime globalization or an attempt to replace it with…

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has extended a strong invitation to French businesses and investors to partner with India, emphasising the shared goal of advancing growth and prosperity between the two nations.His remarks came during a visit to France, where he attended a dinner hosted by Harish Salve, the distinguished legal luminary and Chairperson of the Board of IIT-Delhi. The gathering brought together leaders of industry from India and France, members of the academic and research community, and innovators.Goyal highlighted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, the India–France partnership has gained new…

Bruce Allen Lubbering, RealClearDefense The Industrial Reality of Ukraine’s Leopard 1 Conversions Source link

When the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian traveled to India during the Gupta era over 1,600 years ago, he described what he saw as a sort of paradise: The inhabitants are prosperous and happy. There are no Boards of Population and Revenue. Those only who farm the Royal demesnes pay a portion of the produce as rent. Nor are they bound to remain in possession longer than they like. The King in the administration of justice, inflicts no corporal punishment; but each culprit is fined in money according to the gravity of his offence; and even in cases where the culprit…

The Indian Navy has officially retired its legendary Sea King MK-42B helicopter fleet, marking the end of an era for one of its most iconic squadrons.The historic Indian Naval Air Squadron 330, known as the “Harpoons,” has been “number plated” after more than five decades of distinguished service.The ceremonial final flight of the Sea King Bravo helicopters took place from INS Shikra, the Western Naval Command base in Colaba, Mumbai. While the MK-42B variant has been retired, other configurations of the Sea King will continue to operate within the Navy’s rotary wing fleet.The Sea King helicopters, often referred to as the “Flying…

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The federal government’s Pakistan defence budget for FY2026-27 has landed at roughly PKR 3 trillion — about $10.76 billion — a near 18% increase (17.65%) over last year and the largest allocation Pakistan has ever set in real dollar terms. Yet the headline number hides the real story. The rupee’s slide has quietly eaten into those dollar gains, and the “physical assets” line jumped 39% — the kind of signal that usually points to a big procurement year ahead. So is this the long-awaited evidence of a J-35 stealth fighter purchase that everyone keeps asking about? In the latest episode…

Kuomintang (KMT) chair Cheng Li-wun returned to Taiwan on June 16, ending a two-week trip to the United States. The trip comes shortly on the heels of Cheng’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in April, which significantly boosted Cheng’s international profile. Her meeting with Xi took place a month before U.S. President Donald Trump’s own summit with the Chinese leader.  Although Cheng stated ahead of time that she hoped to meet with Trump, this ultimately did not occur. Before traveling to Washington as part of her trip, Cheng aimed to flatter the U.S. president, stating that he…