China may carry Pakistan message to India at BRICS

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday — for the ninth time in the last two and half years — the visiting Chinese leader is likely to impress upon India the need to break the diplomatic impasse with Pakistan. Xi arrives at 1.10 pm Saturday and is scheduled to meet … Read more

These New Images Of Chinese Aircraft Carrier Should Concern India

New images indicate that China is racing towards completion of its first home-grown aircraft carrier. A month after NDTV reported that the hull of the ship, designated the Type 001-A, appeared complete, a fresh set of images indicates that the “island” of the carrier, in many ways the nerve-centre of the warship, has now been … Read more

India’s efforts to exploit Brahmaputra waters may have harmed Bangladesh’s interests: China’s state-run media

India’s “increasing efforts to exploit the Brahmaputra river through various forms,” may have harmed Bangladesh’s interests, China’s state-run media said today. And Bangladesh, Global Times wrote, can’t do anything about it because it is economically dependent on India, which takes away its “bargaining power.” These statements from the government-run media come in the wake of reports … Read more

Chinese Army intrudes Arunachal Pradesh

At a time when Pakistan was carrying out Uri attack, the Chinese Army intruded in Anjaw of Arunachal Pradesh. They had entered Indian territory on September 9 and had set up camp in an area some 45 km inside the territory. After four days on September 13, they were forced to go back by a … Read more

Army exercise with US, Russia and China soon

The Indian Army is set to have back-to-back war games with the US and Russia, signifying yet another evidence of its acceptability as a partner to international military powers. While the two-week mock drill with the US Army, named Exercise Yudh Abhyas, is set to commence at Chaubatia military station in Ranikhet on September 14, … Read more

Chinese Army Equips All Ground Troops With WZ-10 Attack Helicopters

In service since 2012, the WZ-10 is designed for anti-tank warfare. It can be outfitted with cannons and machine guns, as well as guided missiles. Upgraded versions of the WZ-10, however, have also been equipped for air-to-air combat. “Several WZ-10s have been delivered to an aviation brigade of the PLA’s 13th Group Army under the … Read more

The Indian Air Force must prepare for Chinese fighters in Tibet

News reports have appeared in the Indian media about the presence of the Chinese J-20 stealth fighter at Daocheng Yading in Tibet, the highest civilian airport in the world. One article features a photograph of a J-20 on a rain-swept tarmac, with the aircraft draped in a camouflage net – in a desert camouflage pattern! … Read more

Mass Production of World’s Largest Aircraft An-225 to Start Again

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A Chinese company is set to purchase the largest aircraft constructed by Ukrainian holding company Antonov, similar to the AN-225. Russian military expert Vasily Kashin discussed with Sputnik the importance of this purchase for both countries. Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov and China’s Aerospace Industry Corporation have signed a deal which will assist the serial production … Read more

Pakistan to acquire 8 Attack Submarines from China in China’s Biggest Ever Arms Deal

Pakistan will acquire at least eight attack submarines from Beijing in what is being described as the largest ever arms export deal for China. State-run media in Pakistan including Radio Pakistan has reported that the $5 billion dollar deal has been detailed by senior naval officers to the parliamentary committee that handles defence. The report … Read more

To counter China’s bullying, India offers to stand by Myanmar ‘at every step’

Signalling the importance of ties with Myanmar, PM Narendra Modi said on Monday India will stand by Myanmar “every step of the way” as a partner and that the two countries recognise that their security interests are closely aligned. The first high-level contact after Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) … Read more

China will intervene if India creates tension in Balochistan: Chinese think tank

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China will have “to get involved” if any Indian “plot” disrupts the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in restive Balochistan, an influential Chinese thinktank has warned India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to Balochistan in his Independence Day speech is the “latest concern” for China and among its scholars, Hu Shisheng, the director of … Read more

China tells India to focus on border peace while India deploys BrahMos in Arunachal Pradesh

China Warns India

China on Thursday urged India to do more to reinforce peace and stability along the border, following reports that New Delhi was deploying advanced cruise missiles in the eastern sector. “We hope the Indian side can do more for peace and stability in the border region…,” Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Wu Qian said at … Read more

China warns India for deployment of BrahMos Cruise missile in Arunachal Pradesh,Army says “None of your Concern”

After China’s warning against deployment of BrahMos missile in Arunachal Pradesh, the Army has said that how India addresses its security concerns should not be anybody else’s concerns. “Our threat perceptions and security concerns are our own, and how we address these by deploying assets on our territory should be no one else’s concern,” top sources … Read more