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ET's Manu Pubby reports that the Indian Army is considering a proposal that could breathe back life into a stalled artillery gun-making programme with Israel to cover a critical gap in its weapons profile amid continuing tension in Ladakh. Incidentally news is also coming that after a wait of more than a decade, the Indian Navy is set to receive its first set of multi-role helicopters from the US.
French defence and aerospace group Thales today announced the appointment of
Ashish Saraf as Vice-President and Country Director for India.Only goats seeking shade now use the long-abandoned lines of Soviet-era T-34 tanks, but the rusting relics point to the
strategic value that Yemen's Socotra islands hold for foreign powers.A small profile of Colonel Assimi Goita, who led a coup in Mali last year, and is now interim president.
The Taliban said that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past have nothing to fear once international troops leave,
as long as they "show remorse." Troubles for Afghan troops seem to be mounting as about
150 of them have been killed or injured in the last 24 hours in a surge of attacks by Taliban militants.
Read how suspected
jihadists massacred at least 160 civilians, including around 20 children, in a village in Burkina Faso's volatile north, the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015.
Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year
increased spending on atomic weapon arsenals by 1.4 billion dollars. Unfortunate that the arms race goes on.
In Pictures: Indian Navy to get at least three MH-60 "Romeo" multi-mission heavy-duty helicopters
FERROVIA NORTE SUL DO BRASIL, a futura espinha dorsal do BRASIL em transportes e logística.
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