Tag Archives: Military

• China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise 26 February 2021 | David Lague and Yew Lun Tian This post has no comments yet

  China is expected to reveal a robust increase in defence spending at the 5 March annual opening of parliament, as its economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic and military tensions rise, Chinese and Western security experts said. ...

• In first winter stay, 1,800 Chinese troops camping at Doklam 13 December 2017 | Rajat Pandit This post has 2 comments

  Around 1,600 - 1,800 Chinese troops have now virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads. ...

• India and Japan sign deals on military, train sales, nukes 12 December 2015 | Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Japan and India signed agreements Saturday that could pave the way for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with military aircraft and high-speed trains. ...

• Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile 11 December 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Pakistan test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, two days after the government confirmed it would resume high-level peace talks with India. ...

• Why China is far from ready to meet the US on a global battlefront 22 June 2015 | David Axe This post has no comments yet

  The trick for the United States is to avoid going to war with China on China’s terms without also surrendering the western Pacific to Chinese control. ...

• India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher 1 February 2015 This post has no comments yet

  India on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. ...

• China to hold military parade to ‘frighten Japan’ 27 January 2015 This post has no comments yet

  China will this year hold its first large-scale military parade since 2009, reports said on Tuesday, with one key goal described as being to "frighten Japan". ...

• Fighter jet MiG29K commissioned into Indian Navy 11 May 2013 This post has no comments yet

  New-age fighter aircraft MiG29K was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister AK Antony at INS Hansa near Panaji. ...

• Indian military might worries China 23 April 2013 | Express News Service This post has one comment

  China at present is most concerned about India's maritime and aerospace capabilities, according to Dr Lora Saalman, associate, Nuclear Policy Programme at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, Beijing. ...

• China defends massive growth in military spending 4 March 2013 | Christopher Bodeen This post has no comments yet

  Newly installed Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces a key test of his campaign to end corruption and reduce extravagance when outlays for the politically influential military are announced Tuesday. ...