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Army Chief General MM Naravane and US army's General James C McConville also discussed the pandemic. New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane held a telephonic conversation with his American counterpart General James C McConville on Tuesday, focusing on bilateral military cooperation as well as effectively dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Officials said General Naravane and General McConville discussed ways to expand cooperation between the two armies in specific areas in view of the evolving regional security scenario. They also deliberated on effectively dealing with the co...

A new opportunity April 27, 2021 The East and West apparently can for once meet in a symbiosis of values and material rewards. The idea is embodied in the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC), an eponymous complement to CPEC, a small component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI promises to raise the trade volume with some 40 countries to $2.5 trillion after investing $1 trillion in government spending. It is an idea worth embracing and not contesting. One hopes that the above is not lost on the US. Michael Buckley’s book, ‘Unrivalled’, mentions the US has three times C...

U.S.-India defense cooperation has accelerated in the past few years. In 2016, the United States designated India as a major defense partner. That same year the two countries signed a Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that enabled them to cross-service their logistical needs. In 2018, Washington authorized India to receive license-free access to a wide range of military and dual-use technologies.  Finally, after lengthy negotiations, then-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper ADVERTISEMENT Yet, despite these many indicators of a burgeoning defense relationship between two countrie...

Addressing the China challenge: Perceptive shifts in India’s strategic behaviour hints at greater appetite for risk-taking Firstpost 4 hours ago Sreemoy Talukdar © Provided by Firstpost Addressing the China challenge: Perceptive shifts in India’s strategic behaviour hints at greater appetite for risk-taking Measuring up to the China challenge is likely to keep Indian policymakers engaged for the foreseeable future but some signs are emerging of late of an interesting approach. The coordinated steps, though seemingly unrelated, are free of exaggerated respect towards C...

With the publication of a jointly authored opinion piece in The Washington Post on Saturday, the leaders of the Quad countries — the US, India, Australia and Japan — have attempted to demo